Marian Boswall defends the building of lakes, which bring both beauty and biodiversity

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Garden plagued by problems? Here’s how to transform any space

With a few easy tweaks – from mowing smarter to welcoming wildflowers – your patch of green can be a planet-friendly mini ecosystem

The garden was a blank canvas when I first moved in. A single tree. A lawn invaded by alkanet. London clay so hard you couldn’t push a spade in. I was more concerned with urgent matters such as the de

With temperatures dropping, here’s how to turn your home into a botanical paradise