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7 of the most impressive garden mazes to get lost in around the UK

The UK is full of beautiful places to explore outdoors, but if you are keen to take on an adventure a little more out of the ordinary, these impressive mazes provide the perfect challenge.

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GARDENING: Another bank holiday weekend, so here’s what you should be doing in the garden

Brian Kidd sets you to work.

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GARDENING: Your problems solved, with BRIAN KIDD

Our expert answers your e-mails and letters.

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Frost guide: once hawthorn blossom has died off, there won't be another.

GARDENING: Plant your hanging baskets now but make sure you protect them – Brian Kidd

It’s time to start planting hanging baskets for a great show of summer flowers. There’s plenty of time to do this job but it takes ages just thinking about it. However, inspiration encourages us to get on with it.

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Digging for victory with Southsea Green

To mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, Southsea Green is recreating in Canoe Lake park the Second World War’s Dig for Victory campaign.

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Homeowners spent an average of 1875 on improving their property in the last five years.

Easter weekend DIY jobs could be insurance disaster

It’s bank holiday season, and for many homeowners that means digging out the tools and getting down to a spot of DIY

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Gardening: Jobs for the coming weekend with BRIAN KIDD

Continue all the good work you started during the Easter weekend with some of these tasks.

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Your gardening problems solved with BRIAN KIDD

Our horticultural hotshot delves into his inbox and answers your questions.

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Here’s how we cut down on weeding

Several years ago I wrote saying we needed to cut down on weeding (we are now in our 80s) so we dug over some of our beds, laid down black ground covering, and pegged it into place.

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Brian Kidd’s jobs for the weekend

Here are some easy jobs to complete this weekend.

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Brian knows how to get the best out of your azaleas.

GARDENING: Question time with Brian Kidd

Our horticultural hotshot delves into his inbox and postbag.

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Brian recommends some long-handled secateurs for this job.

GARDENING: Get your garden in order by pruning all of your shrubs

The garden at home is looking a bit smarter after a friend and I worked really hard to clear the back log of jobs, which we have not been able to get on with due to the weather. Things changed so rapidly, everything looked so dull and then suddenly it all came back to life again – I have never experienced such a transformation before.

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