Rod Matless, 69, from Wymondham, near Norwich, was stunned when he found the fruit and decided to auction it on eBay and donate the proceeds to the British Heart Foundation.
The roots of the gaudy perennials can be tasty and nutritious and beautiful food plants are more abundant than you might think. Runner beans, for example, were first grown as ornamental plants and climb happily with sweet peas or other annual climbers. Feather fennel, red or green curly kale and even cabbages can look surprisingly pretty. ...read
The daffodil family is too large and diverse to dismiss, shapes vary from tiny 'hoop petticoat' bulbocodiums to trumpet types, you will see different varieties of Daffodil flowering in coming weeks.
Orchids have become Britain's favourite house plant but die within weeks. Moth orchids are easier to nurture and can flourish for years. With more than 22,000 species, orchids' needs differ widely.
Cacti, and other plants, have evolved to cope with the toughest climatic conditions. Such resilience makes them ideal for pot culture. They will thrive on neglect in a conservatory or on a sunny windowsill
So you have a roomy lawn and want to plant a feature tree. What do you choose? A magnolia? Ornamental cherry? An isolated tree or keynote plant is an important focal point, especially in small gardens
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A green-fingered pensioner's attempt to grow shrubs and flowers in his front garden has spectacularly back-fired - after the foliage grew so fast it engulfed his entire house.Colin Melbourne's £240,000 semi-detached property in posh Leamington Spa, Warks, has become consumed by rampant ivy and conifers, leaving it invisible to passers-by.His front garden is so overrun with plants the windows, front door and even the garage are hidden beneath the sprawling greenery.
Staff said the air quality had improved when plants were introduced to a workplace. This may be because foliage absorbs pollutants, dust and bugs from the air.
The chain is owned by Guy Hands' private equity business Terra Firma, which is understood to be looking at various options including a refinancing of its debt.
George Wall, of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, picked the bizarrely-shaped fruit forming from a tomato plant in his back garden.
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