Alys Fowler: how to grow perfect pears

I don’t have a great track record with pears. Part of the trouble is I want pears to be more like my beloved apples. Pears are not apples; accepting this is the first step on the road to growing good pears.
First, do not expect pears to slum it. They like to bask in sun, and in good soil;...
Alys Fowler: how to grow perfect pears

Britain"s best conservatories to visit in winter

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Too cold to go outside? Spend a day in one of Britain’s beautiful glasshouses instead



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Britain"s best conservatories to visit in winter

The best fruits and vegetables in season for Christmas

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Whether it’s Brussels sprouts or pomegranates, these seasonal foods play a huge part in Christmas festivities



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The best fruits and vegetables in season for Christmas

Alan Titchmarsh on his fascinating year inside the Queen"s secret gardens

Royal Historian Dr Lucy Worsley with Alan Titchmarsh on the lawn in the Buckingham Palace Garden Photo: ITV








To visit the gardens of Buckingham Palace once in a lifetime is, for most
folk, a special treat, but to be allowed to visit them once a month...
Alan Titchmarsh on his fascinating year inside the Queen"s secret gardens

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