In the early 1940s, the Royal Mint replaced the familiar image of a portcullis on the threepenny coin with a thrift plant. This was part of the government’s campaign reminding the public of the need f

Ross Pearson takes a look back at tools from times past and ponders their role in a more reliable gardening future

Our charity shop goes upmarket

With King Charles III as a patron, Heritage Crafts (heritagecrafts. org.uk) is a national charity set up to “celebrate, support and safeguard traditional craft skills”. Its latest Red List of Endanger

I’m on the edge of a seaside town, confronting sand. Fine sand, suitable for making sandcastles with very precise detailing. The sand, though, has come not from a beach near Hastings (the Sussex town

As the second-hand tackle market continues to boom, we catch up with Jon Stevenson of SMART Pre-Loved Tackle, who reveals a selection of his most in-demand items...