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Nadia Shaikh goes synaesthetic for the start of spring, almost tasting the orange tang of an early butterfly

As the third-most common tree in the UK, the European ash is a much-loved part of the landscape in both town and countryside. The ash is often used as a symbol of healing, magic and life, such as in N

Professor Buczacki is a borticultural expert, weiter and former chair of Gardeners Question Time

Spring is a wonderful time on the edible plot – the season stretches in front of us, full of hope, and everything is bursting into life. This, however, includes common garden pests who are springing i