» Plant of the week: Carthusian pink
24/06/17 10:00 from Money: Property | guardian.co.uk
Not everyone likes bright pink flowers. But they’re wrong This plant may have been named after an order of monks that dates back to the 11th century, but  Dianthus carthusianorum is a particularly useful one for our small ...

» Me and my garden: ‘At 5am, I go to the temple to chant. It’s how I get ready to work’
24/06/17 10:00 from Money: Property | guardian.co.uk
Bhakti Vinode, head gardener at Krishna Eco Farm in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, on past lives and plants with souls I started gardening when I was 10, so it feels entirely natural to me. We believe in reincarnation here at th...

» Ask Alys: can I grow blueberries without peat?
24/06/17 10:00 from Money: Property | guardian.co.uk
Our gardening expert has the answer I grow fruit and vegetables organically in my front garden in boarded raised beds. I would love to grow blueberries, but I know they need an acidic soil. How can I create a bed for them witho...

» Give your tomato plants a fighting chance
24/06/17 09:59 from Money: Property | guardian.co.uk
Protect them from blight – and learn how to prune Tomatoes come from coastal regions in Chile and Peru – rocky places high in the mountains that are a far cry from our damp, mild climate. You can grow great tomatoes outside in the UK, bu...

» Frustrated homebuyers in a fight to the finish with Bovis
24/06/17 06:00 from Money: Property | guardian.co.uk
Housebuilder has admitted it let buyers down on quality and service but six months on, some are still battling to get problems fixed At the Bovis annual meeting in May the chairman, Ian Tyler, apologised to homebuyers for “ letting them ...