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Sun, 18 May 2008 01:12:00 GMT

Forget the flowers - growing your own fruit and veg is in

Whether it's tomatoes tumbling from hanging baskets, patio pots overspilling with fragrant herbs or a crofting garden stocked with hardy Gul Svensk swede, the Chelsea Flower Show will be brimful of fruit and vegetables this year reflecting Britain's
Sun, 18 May 2008 01:12:00 GMT

Grow your own perfume

Page 1 of 2 Forget Gertrude Jekyll or even Capability Brown - some of the most captivating gardens in the world have been created by perfumers. Liz Hancock sniffs out the private places where famous noses have sought inspiration I am walking behind Serge
Sun, 18 May 2008 01:08:00 GMT

Forget flowers fruit and veg are in

Whether it's tomatoes tumbling from hanging baskets, patio pots overspilling with fragrant herbs or a crofting garden stocked with hardy Gul Svensk swede, the Chelsea Flower Show will be brimful of fruit and vegetables this year reflecting Britain's
Sun, 18 May 2008 00:13:00 GMT

Dan Pearson: Nothing tastes better than fresh produce

So many people are excited by growing their own vegetables that back gardens are being dug up as though we are digging for victory.One friend, whose husband discouraged her from getting an allotment because he feared a resulting rift in their marriage,
Sat, 17 May 2008 23:41:00 GMT

Forget flowers - fruit and veg are in

Whether it's tomatoes tumbling from hanging baskets, patio pots overspilling with fragrant herbs or a crofting garden stocked with hardy Gul Svensk swede, the Chelsea Flower Show will be brimful of fruit and vegetables this year reflecting Britain's
Sat, 17 May 2008 23:41:00 GMT

Observer gardening writer Dan Pearson offers advice on growing your own fruit and veg

So many people are excited by growing their own vegetables that back gardens are being dug up as though we are digging for victory. One friend, whose husband discouraged her from getting an allotment because he feared a resulting rift in their marriage,
Sat, 17 May 2008 23:38:00 GMT

Nothing tastes better than fresh produce eaten at once

So many people are excited by growing their own vegetables that back gardens are being dug up as though we are digging for victory.One friend, whose husband discouraged her from getting an allotment because he feared a resulting rift in their marriage,
Sat, 17 May 2008 23:35:00 GMT

Forget flowers ... fruit and veg are in season for young gardeners

Whether it's tomatoes tumbling from hanging baskets, patio pots overspilling with fragrant herbs or a crofting garden stocked with hardy Gul Svensk swede, the Chelsea Flower Show will be brimful of fruit and vegetables this year reflecting Britain's
Sat, 17 May 2008 23:35:00 GMT

Dan Pearson answers your gardening questions

Q: Dear Dan, I want to buy a wisteria for my house. As I understand that they do best on a warm wall, I have a westerly position set aside, but which one is the best? Janet, Wiltshire A: Hi Janet. Yes, this is an important decision, as a wisteria can
Sat, 17 May 2008 23:28:00 GMT

Bill Daley: If winemakers can blend, we can too

Q: For all the wine drinkers: If you open a bottle of wine and it is not to your liking, you hate to waste it, right? So here is my simple solution: If your wine is too sweet, cut it with a pinot gris/pinot grigio or sauvignon blanc. One-half sweet and
Sat, 17 May 2008 17:21:00 GMT

Chelsea flower show gives a glimpse of gardens in 2050

This year's Chelsea Flower Show will feature hundreds of gardens, and one greenhouse effect. Alongside the pavilions, water features, canopies, mosaic paths and rammed earth walls on display by the banks of the Thames next week, the show's organisers,
Sat, 17 May 2008 17:18:00 GMT

Hotter, drier, but short of cacti

This year's Chelsea Flower Show will feature hundreds of gardens, and one greenhouse effect. Alongside the pavilions, water features, canopies, mosaic paths and rammed earth walls on display by the banks of the Thames next week, the show's organisers,
Sat, 17 May 2008 17:18:00 GMT

Roped In

Knoop tables are available in bone, brown or black rope. Price for custom sizes will vary, but standard sizes range from $850 for a 2-by-2-foot coffee table to $1,350 for the 3-by-3-foot and $2,600 for the 4-by-4-foot versions. A dining table is about to
Sat, 17 May 2008 16:12:00 GMT

Affordable, but fresh, bathroom makeovers.

You've noticed the little lines forming here, darkened areas emerging there. Features once fresh and sparkling are looking worn and dull. When you switch on the light, it's clear that things are slipping over the hill. No need to feel embarrassed.
Sat, 17 May 2008 16:12:00 GMT

showers visitors with eight bathrooms and three powder rooms,

Every home has a bathroom, however. And this year's San Francisco Decorator Showcase all of them remodeled in different ways. The one constant for the 11 bathroom design teams is Ken Paige, father of house owner Matt Paige and supervisor of the
Sat, 17 May 2008 15:56:00 GMT

Ooh-Loo-La

Every home has a bathroom, however. And this year's San Francisco Decorator Showcase showers visitors with eight bathrooms and three powder rooms, all of them remodeled in different ways. The one constant for the 11 bathroom design teams is Ken Paige,
Sat, 17 May 2008 15:56:00 GMT

Tips: Gardening with Allergies

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Sat, 17 May 2008 15:19:00 GMT

The Drudgery of Chores, and the Comfort

ITS the pointlessness of it all that gets me first. First thing every morning, I am bound by habit to sweep off the porch - leaves if it is autumn, possibly snow in the winter, muddy footprints in spring, and, whatever time of year, the dust, the dog
Sat, 17 May 2008 14:47:00 GMT

Tips to brighten your garden - May 17, 2008

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Sat, 17 May 2008 10:59:00 GMT

Eco-friendly picnicware from Firebox

Check out this new biodegradable picnic set This charming four-person picnic set from quirky online shop Firebox has top eco-credentials. Made entirely from sweet potato starch, it's totally biodegradable. The set is reusable for as long as you need it
Sat, 17 May 2008 09:16:00 GMT

Hanging tealight holders from Virgin Vie

Perfect for tealights or flowers This beautiful Seville hanging tealight holder from Virgin Vie At Home makes a gorgeous vase ? hang it from a tree or parasol in your garden to create a stylish centrepiece on a sunny day. When evening comes, you can
Sat, 17 May 2008 09:16:00 GMT

Dervaes farm's quixotic ecological goal

-square-foot garden, they have been growing a whopping 3 tons of organic produce annually and hope to grow 5 tons in 2008. Their highly diverse crop includes more than 350 types of vegetables, herbs, fruits and berries. They also raise goats, chickens
Sat, 17 May 2008 07:45:00 GMT

Affordable, but fresh, bathroom makeovers

You've noticed the little lines forming here, darkened areas emerging there. Features once fresh and sparkling are looking worn and dull. When you switch on the light, it's clear that things are slipping over the hill. No need to feel embarrassed.
Sat, 17 May 2008 07:46:00 GMT

Puppy Stork delivers independence to the blind

These pups don't know that they are embarking on careers as guide dogs. And the man responsible for their delivery is Mick Aguilera, known as the Puppy Stork at the nonprofit organization Guide Dogs for the Blind, headquartered in San Rafael. Twice a
Sat, 17 May 2008 07:45:00 GMT

Carol Klein: Green flower power

Green flowers are fascinating: there is something contrary about flowers the colour of leaves that makes them intriguing. When Gertrude Jekyll wrote that 'green is also a colour', she drew our attention to the fact that foliage is a far more enduring
Sat, 17 May 2008 00:46:00 GMT

Flower show gives a glimpse of backyards after climate change

This year's Chelsea Flower Show will feature hundreds of gardens, and one greenhouse effect. Alongside the pavilions, water features, canopies, mosaic paths and rammed earth walls on display by the banks of the Thames next week, the show's organisers,
Sat, 17 May 2008 00:40:00 GMT

Gardens 2050

This year's Chelsea Flower Show will feature hundreds of gardens, and one greenhouse effect. Alongside the pavilions, water features, canopies, mosaic paths and rammed earth walls on display by the banks of the Thames next week, the show's organisers,
Sat, 17 May 2008 00:39:00 GMT

Chelsea

This year's Flower Show will feature hundreds of gardens, and one greenhouse effect. Alongside the pavilions, water features, canopies, mosaic paths and rammed earth walls on display by the banks of the Thames next week, the show's organisers, the Royal
Sat, 17 May 2008 00:39:00 GMT

Lisa Buckland on how to conceal your front garden's ugly bins and boxes

With its characteristic bay window and coal chute, the front garden of a typical terrace kept the Victorian homeowner a respectable distance from the street, but not so far as to make life difficult for the coal man lugging in the weekly fuel.But times
Sat, 17 May 2008 00:39:00 GMT

Master of disguise

With its characteristic bay window and coal chute, the front garden of a typical terrace kept the Victorian homeowner a respectable distance from the street, but not so far as to make life difficult for the coal man lugging in the weekly fuel.But times
Sat, 17 May 2008 00:37:00 GMT