When I was 19, I was carrying out my nightly duty of taking my then girlfriend’s dog for a summer evening’s stroll along a certain Warwickshire high street. I happened on a Rosso Corsa Ferrari Testaro

Not even the dog’s basket was spared a good scrubbing when our columnist’s mum carried out the spring cleaning

Quick wins, handy tips and expert information to help make your everyday life that bit easier

Professor Buczacki is a horticultural expert, writer and former chair of Gardeners' Question Time

NO NONSENSE SOLUTIONS TO EVERY DAY HASSLES

In an extract from her new book, The Productive Garden , Stephanie Hafferty explains how to save money and use traditional wisdom for homemade nasties-free loveliness