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Tony is worth his weight in gold... leaf

Care much about apostrophes? Would you come out in hives if I wrote Poets Corner without one? Or would you insist on Poets’? Dare I suggest Poet’s? I can tell you’re nodding off. It’s been keeping me awake at night I can tell you though. Why? Because it’s the Westbourne and Poets Corner by-election on May 1 and there’s lots of election literature to write. To some – Poets Corner, and you’re a numpty; Poets’ Corner – you’re a pedantic buttock clencher. That’s me I’m afra

12th, April 2025, 05:00pm

Spring is making its presence felt with stunning flowers and magnificent foliage

A great groundcover plant, which can be a bit of a thug unless you manage it well, is artemesia. Also known as mugwort or sagebrush, artemesia are common UK garden plants and are entirely hardy. They are grown for their impressive foliage effect. The flower heads of artemesia are generally of little real interest but the plants do have many uses in the rockery or herbaceous border. Apart from the dwarf growing varieties both perennial and, also, evergreen species are best cut back hard to the ba

12th, April 2025, 05:00pm

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