The Bluetooth connectivity of the Amazon Echo Dot opens up a surprising number of opportunities to use it with plenty of ...

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There's no surprising my house.

Gardeners have been cautioned not to dig up one common plant this spring, as it is illegal. Renowned horticulturist Monty Don ...

Shoppers are singing the praises of 'lovely' solar lights that 'brighten up the garden beautifully'. The lights can be ...

One layer too many.

Easter lilies (Lilium longiflorum) are native to southern Japan and arrived in the U.S. in the late 1800s. Their pure white, ...

Dobbies Garden Centre in Ponteland has raised £2,782 for Alzheimer’s Research UK, contributing to a £235,000 national total in the first year ...

Dobbies' Galton garden centre raised £2,289 for Alzheimer’s Research UK as part of a £235,000 national partnership, supporting dementia research.

It's definitely a gamble, Don Kinzler writes, but we have nothing to lose, and it’s a fascinating project to try.

The trick is cheap, quick, and could even use something you were going to throw away ...