Gardens

Dobbies garden centre closing stores across UK in bid to cut costs.

Garden centre chain closing stores across UK

Omaze launches latest prize draw with luxurious house in Devon worth over £2 million + £250k

Omaze prize draw: Video tour inside luxurious £2m mansion in Devon

A poll of 2,000 adults revealed the quirkier strategies those who garden adopt to help their plants grow - including throwing teabags onto the soil

Here are the unusual hacks people use to help gardens thrive

Looking towards the house from its extensive gardens.

Stand-out home in heart of Ackworth with fabulous extended kitchen up for £1m

Former councillor Terry Westgate says tourists eager to get the perfect snap have trashed public flowerbeds in an "absolute tragedy' for the city.

Watch: Locals say tourists trashing flowerbeds to get Insta pictures

The stand-out property is in an idyllic location, with views over a nature reserve.

New-to-market barn conversion in stunning location near Fairburn Ings

Bargain bird food will be arriving in stores this week

Aldi is about to start selling some bargain bird food

Top TV chef's Rudloe Arms Hotel is offering special deals on country stays

Foodies rush to snap up TV chef's country manor break as price slashed

Meet the man who is vying for the Shed of the Year title after turning his old strawberry patch into a summer work cabin using recycled materials.

We built a posh shed office from scratch - by raiding a skip

The Soundcore Boom 2 Plus is one of the most powerful portable speakers on the market

Review: We test an outdoor sound system that's great for parties

Darren & Rachael Reid - Omaze Million Pound House Surrey winners outside their new £3m home

We won a £3m house in the Omaze prize draw - I thought it was a prank

Watering your garden can be a daily job when the weather dries up

Hints, tips, and hacks to make watering the garden so much easier

(Photos: Getty Images/Argos)

Best Argos Summer Sale deals to save 50% on furniture, toys and more

Shipley butterfly meadow

Enjoy castles, butterflies & book swaps in West Yorkshire during biggest ever Gr...

Electric barbecues are shaping up to be a big trend this summer

Best electric barbecues 2024: Ninja Woodfire vs cheaper alternatives

Families enjoying 'Summer of Play' activities at National Trust's Attingham Park, Shropshire. Picture: National Trust Images/James Dobson

For affordable days out National Trust membership is our saviour

When it comes to affordable days out with the family National Trust membership has been our saviour

Jamie Jones

The best towns and cities for a Staycation including Liverpool

A loud peacock on Lodge Hill Road in Gawthorpe, West Yorks.

'Sleep- deprived' street gets terrorised by escaped peacock

A stunning rural home worth £3m is up for grabs in the Omaze Million Pound House Draw in aid of Prostate Cancer UK charity.

Watch: Look inside £3m prize-draw mansion with swimming pool

Lauren Grundy and husband Sean, both 35, discovered a 150m model railway track in the undergrowth of their new detached property in Morley, Derbyshire.

Watch: We found a huge abandoned model railway in my new back garden

Tony and Marie Newton, and their colourful garden, Four Seasons, in Walsall. May 8 2024.

Watch: Suburban garden transforms into stunning oasis of colour

Inside stunning Dorset mansion prize worth £2.5million

Take video tour around this stunning £2.5m mansion that could be yours

Omaze Million Pound House Draw Cornwall winner Rose Doyle with husband Tony outside their new home.

Watch: Dinner lady wins £3million coastal home in prize draw

Damage done to a garden in the Black Country due to a landslide. Residents have been left 'living on the edge of a cliff' and fear their homes could be lost after a giant landslide began slowly destroying their gardens.

'A giant landslide is gradually destroying my garden'

The impressive property and lawned gardens.

This £1.1m property for sale in Wakefield has the wow factor - simply stunning

The approach to the attractive village property.

Charming updated property with contemporary dining kitchen for sale at £675,000

Spring is just around the corner at Fountains Abbey near Ripon in North Yorkshire and at the start of February visitors to the National Trust site are able to view the thousands of snowdrops growing in drifts around the abbey and woodlands

In fields of white - our pick of scenic snowdrop trails across Yorkshire

Snowdrops are beautiful white flowers that make winter months less doleful and give nature and humankind hope that spring is on its way.

Sue Wilkinson

This five-bedroom home to the south of Pontefract is for sale.

Five-bedroom, cul-de-sac home with outdoor entertaining for sale at £600,000

Colder weather drives many birds to seek refuge in gardens (Photo: Ben Andrew/RSPB)

Three ways to throw garden birds a lifeline during the cold snap

The Spa at Carden Park in Cheshire

Carden Park: £10m spa offers ultimate spot to relax with friends

A spacious driveway fronts the detached Sandal property.

Extended home with leafy private garden and modern summerhouse on the market

The property has private gardens within a stunning village location.

Family home with exceptional space in private village setting

Stunning £4.5m seaside home up for grabs in prize draw

New reports have found parcel theft is surging across the UK

What to do if your parcel is stolen and how to prevent it

Tips for Tending your lawn following UK thunderstorms and flooding

The current owners had never seen the pattern on the formal lawns before.

‘Ghost garden’ at historic UK castle emerges during heatwave

King Charles III

King Charles makes major change to royal family’s summer tradition

Best electric garden shredders for chipping, shredding and maintaining your garden

Best electric garden shredders

Karen Brooke, of Cheshire, has turned her overgrown garden into a botanical haven on the cheap.

Savvy nan turns overgrown garden into beautful oasis on a budget

Cotoneater could land keen gardeners a £2,500 fine. Credit: Pixabay

Shrub found in garden centres could land you with a £2,500 fine

Experts warning over potentially ‘harmful’ froth on garden plants

Best battery-run grass trimmers UK 2023

Best battery-run grass trimmers

Japanese Knotweed. (Pic credit: Andrew Smith)

Invasive plants in the UK and how to manage them

Aldi launches huge garden sale with jacuzzi pools for less than £150

Aldi launches huge garden sale with jacuzzi pools for less than £150

Best garden parasols UK 2023: garden umbrellas for blocking sun and wind

Best garden parasols and umbrellas for blocking sun and wind

UK homes use more than twice as much water than they realise

UK homes use more than twice as much water than they realise

Jeremy Clarkson outside his Diddly Squat farm shop in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.

Jeremy Clarkson hits out at Chelsea Flower Show

Queen Elizabeth II

Chelsea Flower Show to pay tribute to late Queen and King Charles

Residents claim the sheep are invading their properties

Gang of ‘free-roaming hooligan sheep’ causing chaos on estate

Best battery powered chainsaws UK 2023

Best battery powered chainsaws - cordless models tested and reviewed

See inside the £795k rundown mansion which comes with a health warning

Five garden features which could affect your property’s value - from artificial grass to neglected sheds

Five garden features which could affect your property’s value

RHS Harlow Carr

RHS offer £1 entry to its gardens for low income households

Keep these rules and regulations in mind before heading out into your garden.

7 gardening laws Brits might unintentionally break this spring

Japanese Knotweed. (Pic credit: Andrew Smith)

Japanese Knotweed: New research into tackling invasive weed published