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This time last year, when my veg patch was feeling chaotic, I decided to make a big and fairly consequential change to my setup – devoting one of my five annual beds to perennial fruit. I figured that it would be less effort, more bang-for-your-buck and, importantly, less water and resource-intensive once the plants were settled in. It … Read more

If your bowl of strawberries and cream tastes particularly sweet this year, you’re not mistaken. It is a bumper summer for strawberries, with the recent weather conditions making them more abundant and delicious than ever, according to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). Sales of strawberries are up 240% for 9cm pots and the weather has … Read more

The problemMost of us have bought an orchid, enjoyed its flowers, then been left with a couple of leaves and a bare spike. Many assume the show is over and bin it or leave it on the sill out of guilt, watering it occasionally while expecting nothing. There it sits, dormant, waiting for a signal … Read more

Summer is in full swing, and June’s favourites show us that, before the record-breaking heatwave that covered a lot of the UK, you were embracing the season with gusto. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. Some of you updated your summer wardrobe … Read more