Joe Stanley reflects on the ups and downs of the farming year past and looks forward to the one ahead

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Ever resilient, farmers nonetheless need help to be ...

I like the slow-quick-slow burn of early spring, with the leaves unfurling slowly but surely. Some plants are decidedly cautious; whitebeams and catalpa won’t show themselves for weeks, while impatien

The latest from Carol's beautiful cottage garden… plus her diary for the week!

As days grow longer, the urge to sow seeds is almost impossible to resist. But if you dream of overflowing beds, the most important thing to do now is plan the growing year to help you meet its sowing