Banana peels often end up in the garbage, but you can give them a second life in your garden or for your houseplants. Make ...

There's no need to throw your used tea leaves in the garbage when they can have a second life by improving the health of your ...

Adrian Woods said he was no stranger to swan rescues A stray swan stopped traffic on the busy M1 when it wandered across the ...

At the same time, resist the temptation to be too thorough. Seedheads, hollow stems and fallen leaves provide valuable winter shelter for insects and food for birds. A winter garden should look ...

There are a few specimens that have survived all my best efforts to kill them, though, and as luck would have it, one of them ...

Cleaning up after the Christmas chaos might feel like a chore, but the process of decluttering can be exactly the kind of ...

An East Yorkshire house that “captures the magic of Christmas” has won a national award for its festive display of lights. Sheila Turner, of Shipman Road, Market Weighton, is responsible for the ...

Lantana, historically grown indoors in Britain, is now a favourite indoor-outdoor plant grown as bedding in sunny borders or ...

A North Yorkshire garden in Guisborough has been granted Grade II-listed status, securing its future as a protected heritage site.

A North East garden of gnomes, secret bridges and rare ferns has won Grade II-listed status, securing its future as a protected slice of heritage. Tudor Croft Garden, on Stokesley Road in Guisborough, ...

In her 40s, the self-described New Jersey housewife started building a women’s fiction empire, churning out dozens of popular books. By Alex Williams Fern Michaels, a mother of five in suburban New ...

Amy Sayer of the Matildas celebrates after scoring a goal against the Football Ferns at polytec Stadium in Gosford. Photo / Photosport The Football Ferns have been soundly beaten 5-0 in the first ...