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24 September, 2025

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Garden News

Over the fence

REAL readers' gardens!

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A garden of two halves

This stunning Lincolnshire plot is packed with both sun-lovers and shade-revellers

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SPACE:1999 Celebrating 50 years of the sci-fi ...

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