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.
Almost every garden - even the most professional - has undiscovered planting opportunities, it's safe to say. That's wasteful, particularly when you consider how small the average plot is these days. Gardens are proven stress reducers and enhance urban landscapes. They're valuable for wildlife and, unlike impervious paving, gardens slow down run-off and reduce flash flooding. ...read
Poppy's first flowers are a visual fanfare heralding the arrival of summer. The traditional time for planting is spring or autumn. If you plant them straight away, they'll have reached full size by next year.
You'll know how to create gorgeous planting schemes if you love colour. But have you ever considered a silver garden?
There is a busy gardener's alternative to petunias, begonias and other tender specimens - succulents. They look fantastic in summer, thriving on heat but needing very little attention.
The show begins on Tuesday and the event brings together gardeners from the ages of nine to 90. It has four huge gardens, libraries, laboratories and learning centres on site.
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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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