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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 - from artificial grass to neglected sheds

Five garden features which could affect your property’s value

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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.
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. (Pic credit: Andrew Smith)

Japanese Knotweed: New research into tackling invasive weed published

Lance Martin with his property in 2018.
Lance Martin with his property in 2018.

Cliff edge homes evacuated amid fears they could plunge into sea

Best cordless lawnmowers for urban gardens

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

Best garden parasols and umbrellas for blocking sun and wind

M&S has apologised for displaying daffodils next to spring onions
M&S has apologised for displaying daffodils next to spring onions

M&S apologises after displaying poisonous daffodils with spring onions

The best cordless leaf blowers 2021
The best cordless leaf blowers 2021

The best cordless leaf blowers: models from Stihl, Husqvarna, Bosch

Best Garden Sheds UK 2022
Best Garden Sheds UK 2022

Best garden sheds: metal, wooden, corner and barn options for outdoors

10 expert tips on pet-proofing your garden for spring

Best garden swing chairs: from two-seater love-seats to wooden swings
Best garden swing chairs: from two-seater love-seats to wooden swings

Best garden swing chairs: from two-seater love-seats to wooden swings

Best aluminium garden furniture: dining table sets, sofas, chairs and sun loungers
Best aluminium garden furniture: dining table sets, sofas, chairs and sun loungers

Best aluminium garden furniture: dining tables, sofas, and chairs

Best garden furniture stores online: from budget to luxury
Best garden furniture stores online: from budget to luxury

Best garden furniture stores online: from budget to luxury

Best garden sofas: daybeds, corner sofas, and outdoor sofa sets
Best garden sofas: daybeds, corner sofas, and outdoor sofa sets

Best garden sofas: daybeds, corner sofas, and outdoor sofa sets

Best rattan garden furniture: sets from Maze Rattan, B&Q, VonHaus
Best rattan garden furniture: sets from Maze Rattan, B&Q, VonHaus

Best rattan garden furniture: sets from Maze Rattan, B&Q, VonHaus

Best metal garden furniture: from round metal tables to benches
Best metal garden furniture: from round metal tables to benches

Best metal garden furniture: from round metal tables to benches

Best wooden garden furniture: rustic, modern, and heavy options
Best wooden garden furniture: rustic, modern, and heavy options

Best wooden garden furniture: rustic and modern outdoor tables

Best cheap garden furniture UK 2022 outdoor Wayfair, B&Q, Argos
Best cheap garden furniture UK 2022 outdoor Wayfair, B&Q, Argos

Best cheap garden furniture: sets under £200 from Wayfair, B&Q, Argos

Best garden sprinklers: sprinkler systems to water your lawns
Best garden sprinklers: sprinkler systems to water your lawns

Best garden sprinklers: sprinkler systems to water your lawns

The Pet Shop Boys headlined Edinburgh's Hogmanay as it returned for the first time since 2019
The Pet Shop Boys headlined Edinburgh's Hogmanay as it returned for the first time since 2019

Edinburgh's Hogmanay review: Concert in the Gardens: Pet Shop Boys, Princes Stre...

Edinburgh's Hogmanay street party will be returning for the first time since 2019. Picture: Chris Watt
Edinburgh's Hogmanay street party will be returning for the first time since 2019. Picture: Chris Watt

Edinburgh's Hogmanay: Street party sells out weeks ahead of return of festival

The Rose Garden at Buckingham Palace.
The Rose Garden at Buckingham Palace.

Buckingham Palace looking for Gardens Manager - salary & how to apply

Everything you need to maintain your lawn throughout the year
Everything you need to maintain your lawn throughout the year

Everything you need to maintain your lawn throughout the year

Brighten your summer with activities and places to explore
Brighten your summer with activities and places to explore

Summer holidays highlights to explore and revel in

Edinburgh Festival Fringe entertainers perform on the Royal Mile in 2019. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Edinburgh Festival Fringe entertainers perform on the Royal Mile in 2019. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Festivals crucial to city’s progress - Roddy Smith

Best garden furniture covers UK 2022
Best garden furniture covers UK 2022

Best garden furniture covers UK 2022 from Argos, Wayfair, Vonhaus

Best garden furniture sets from Lakeland, VonHaus, B&Q, B&M, Dunelm
Best garden furniture sets from Lakeland, VonHaus, B&Q, B&M, Dunelm

Best garden furniture sets from Lakeland, VonHaus, B&Q, B&M, Dunelm

Dougal Philip is a board member of Discover Scottish Gardens and the founder of New Hopetoun Gardens Garden Centre.
Dougal Philip is a board member of Discover Scottish Gardens and the founder of New Hopetoun Gardens Garden Centre.

Everything in the garden centre is not rosy - Dougal Philip

Which is the best firepit to buy in the UK 2021? The safest, longest-lasting, best looking firepits around
Which is the best firepit to buy in the UK 2021? The safest, longest-lasting, best looking firepits around

The safest, longest-lasting, best looking firepits in the UK 2022

Best patio heaters and firepits
Best patio heaters and firepits

Best patio heaters- weather proof heaters and firepits for your garden

These are Brits' top 40 garden trends for 2022

The best inflatable spa hot tubs, including the best Laz-y Spa Hot Tub
The best inflatable spa hot tubs, including the best Laz-y Spa Hot Tub

Best inflatable hot tubs for summer, including the Lay-Z-Spa Hot Tub

Garden furniture ideas the best outdoor furniture still in stock 2021, including outdoor tables and chairs
Garden furniture ideas the best outdoor furniture still in stock 2021, including outdoor tables and chairs

The best garden furniture 2022, including rattan tables and chairs

How to make your home stand out (in all the right ways) to potential buyers

Essential gardening tools for spring
Essential gardening tools for spring

Essential gardening tools for spring, from greenhouses to composters

Dynamic Earth
Dynamic Earth

Discover Scotland's rich environment and wildlife at star attractions

Illustration: Modvector / Shutterstock
Illustration: Modvector / Shutterstock

Kirsty McLuckie: Gardens and home offices have become more of a must-have during...

Garden of Delight PIC: Robert Cassidy
Garden of Delight PIC: Robert Cassidy

Fringe children's show reviews: Granny Smith | Garden of Delight | You Choose! |...

Petrol lawnmowers: our expert reviews powerful mowers for all budgets

The attraction will open in Cheshire in autumn (Photo: Thinkwell Group)
The attraction will open in Cheshire in autumn (Photo: Thinkwell Group)

New Harry Potter Forbidden Forest experience opening in UK - here's how to get t...

Best garden tables: 12 great, durable outdoor tables for summer 2021
Best garden tables: 12 great, durable outdoor tables for summer 2021

Best garden tables: 11 great, durable outdoor tables for summer 2021

Would you buy a house without a garden?
Would you buy a house without a garden?

These are the 10 UK cities where a garden adds the most value to your home

These are the 10 most desired property features renters are looking for

New figures show Scotland's rental market is the fastest in the UK, with the average property being snapped up in 15 days
New figures show Scotland's rental market is the fastest in the UK, with the average property being snapped up in 15 days

Scottish rental market is fastest – and cheapest – in the UK

Encourage wildlife biodiversity with a green garden pond

"The world is all right in the garden"

Invite in the wildlife and make your garden an even better place to be

Outdoors space is at a premium now
Outdoors space is at a premium now

Martyn James: Legal rules for sharing gardens put to the test

Small dedicated teams have been working around the clock to look after their priceless specimens.
Small dedicated teams have been working around the clock to look after their priceless specimens.

Watch: Behind the scenes at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh during lockdown

Garden centres in Scotland are still shut despite them opening in England
Garden centres in Scotland are still shut despite them opening in England

Scottish garden centres to open "as soon as it is safe"

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It becomes the first ever criminal case against a former US president

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Police and security staff escort a protester from the public gallery during First Minister's Questions. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Police and security staff escort a protester from the public gallery during First Minister's Questions. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Holyrood bosses announce crackdown after protesters disrupt FMQs

Forty years of Local Hero will be celebrated in Pennan in Aberdeenshire this year. Picture: Ewen Weatherspoon
Forty years of Local Hero will be celebrated in Pennan in Aberdeenshire this year. Picture: Ewen Weatherspoon

Forty years of Local Hero to be celebrated with events in north-east locations

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