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Get sowing!

As autumn sets in, this month’s jobs are a mix of tidying up from summer and planning some spring time treats, says gardener Pete...

It’s finally jumper season

Don’t hibernate – light the fire, heat the chocolate and stay outside, says Thorngrove’s Kelsi-Dean Buck. And yes, there is such a thing as...

Feeling the season turn | The Voice of the Allotment

As the autumn draws in, the allotment keeps producing – the main harvest has slowed but Barry Cuff is already picking winter salad By the...

Get sowing!

Sow hardy annuals like cornflowers and calendula now for robust, early blooms, says farmer Charlotte Tombs – but protect them from winter frost If you...

Embrace the rain

It might be a damp squib of a summer, but Thorngrove’s Secret Garden might be just the treat you need, says Kelsi-Dean Buck The last...

We’ve never had it so good! | The Voice of the Allotment

The warm, wet summer hasn’t been a pleasure for most of us, but the veg approve – Barry Cuff has never had such a...

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‘We marvelled at her natural maternal instinct’

A complicated foaling left the newborn orphaned, but with medicines and good husbandry we found a foster mare, says Lucy Procter. January is a significant...

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The past 12 months in technology have been defined by AI. In 2025, it sat in an odd middle ground. No longer just a...

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