Gardens
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A new generation of corn comes in different flavours and dazzling colours, says James Wong, and they are even easier to grow, too
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Growing with the season rather than trying to jump ahead can make a lot of sense
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Its flowers bring heady scents to a bleak time of year from December to March – followed by long-lasting berries
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Participants in the world’s biggest wildlife survey this weekend could see droves of charismatic waxwings arriving from Scandinavia, says RSPB
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A tidy winter garden is a garden that’s no home to butterflies, moths and all the other insects that need our help
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Depending on who you ask, it smells of roast beef, wet dog or coffee. Add pale lime-green flowers that last until April, and this plant won’t necessarily cause a stink
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This Christmas, it’s time to appreciate the inestimable value of the gift found just outside our front doors, writes Charlie Hart.
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Jane Perrone profiles the trees that make Christmas, from prickly holly to the nordmann fir
James Wong on gardens Grow your own jungle: easy exotic plants