The TelegraphNowThe poignant jewellery that helped make a monarchThe Telegraph - By Melissa TwiggWhen Her Majesty landed in London on Feb 7 1952, she was facing what must have felt like an overwhelming new future. She had left Britain a princess, and returned from Kenya a monarch in mourning – and what she wore for her first steps on British soil as Queen was important. Her dress, of course, …
The TelegraphNowHow to protect plants in your garden during the hot weather this summerThe Telegraph - By Tom BrownJuly is all about making plants feel comfortable, whether they’re in the garden, greenhouse or pots; regular TLC will then lead to strong, healthy growth. While many are rejoicing at the arrival of the hot weather and yes, it is nice to think that we can actually enjoy sitting in our carefully cared …
The TelegraphNow10 best self-seeding flowers and plants to have in your garden in summer 2022The Telegraph - By Jack WallingtonYou can have an entire garden full of flowers next year for less than a tenner by sowing seeds of hardy annuals and biennials before the end of September. If the plants like the conditions, they’ll self-sow in a year’s time, repeating the cycle for ever more. It’s only in recent years that I’ve …
The TelegraphNowHow to improve dark dingy corners of your garden — what to buy and plant to create an oasisThe Telegraph - By Alice VincentAh, shady gardens. It’s probably the thing I’m most persistently asked about. Unless your growing space is a roof terrace, or entirely without physical boundaries, there will be some corners of it that don’t see a lot of light. If you live in a city, or garden on an overlooked balcony or in a …
The TelegraphNowWhat is Novak Djokovic inhaling inside his mystery drinks bottle?The Telegraph - By Tom MorganThe mystery around Novak Djokovic "inhaling" the contents of a bottle at Wimbledon appears to have been explained by a new craze of players eating unmixed energy powder. Semi-finalist Djokovic sparked confusion during his last-16 defeat of Tim van Rijthoven when he gestured towards his box, pointed …
The TelegraphNowJos Buttler promises more of the same for English cricket ahead of new dawn as white-ball skipperThe Telegraph - By Scyld Berry,Jos Buttler, ahead of his first game as England’s official white-ball captain in the first of three T20s against India at Southampton on Thursday evening, is rightly diplomatic to say he will not be changing much of what he has inherited from Eoin Morgan. Yet Buttler has plenty to do because …
