VOGUE Williams and Spencer Matthews are selling up her luxurious London pad for £4.7million. The married couple are trading Chelsea for a quieter life in Vogue’s native Ireland, but are struggling to flog the mansion in the heart of London. 8 Vogue and Spencer are selling up her home in London – but it’s been … Read more
YOUR iPhone is secretly a DIY dream device – just don’t plonk it down in the toolbox. The gadget is better known for making calls, showing you cat videos, and annoying you with text messages, but it’s also great for doing a bit of work around the house. 7 Yes, your iPhone really does have … Read more
Early spring and winter are wonderful times to really examine a garden as you get to see the bare bones of the space. Naked trees stand like silhouettes in the low winter sunshine. Dead flower stems hold up their seedheads to needy birds and insects. Often frost-covered lawns and more recently, the results of storm … Read more
A GANG is being hunted after a £2million raid on homes featured in TV show Ted Lasso. Swanky houses were ransacked in London’s Richmond Green. 6 A gang is being hunted after a £2million raid on homes featured in TV show Ted Lasso, above star Hannah WaddinghamCredit: Getty 6 Swanky houses were targeted in London’s … Read more
While I wait for Mother Nature’s next cruelty to gardens, I am busy planning new plantings. They vary with gardens’ categories: new ones, small ones, big ones in need of revitalisation and big ones that are gloriously empty and need planting throughout. Planning of plantings can be micro or macro. It can be obsessive, down … Read more
Three years ago, my sister asked me what type of tree I wanted as a Christmas present. This wasn’t a simple question, like “What kind of sweater: V-neck or crew?” Julie was dying and wanted to give me a living gift to remember her by. I thought about it for several days, eventually texting back: … Read more