A native alternative to Japanese barberry is Fothergilla, a glorious spring-flowering shrub that thrives in sun or semi-shade ...

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LIDL has just launched a £2.49 plant that will give your garden a burst of colour this autumn. In stores today, the Autumn Heather is a bargain way to brighten up borders, pots or rockeries. Each ...

Located on the edge of the Texas Hill Country, San Antonio is lucky to have a plethora of gorgeous state parks nearby. And ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Returning home and visiting my daughters who live in Surrey, I was struck by the beauty of the Scots pines that surround their gardens. Here, the oleanders and plumbago are replaced by rhododendrons ...

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Among the countless festivals of India, few carry the weight of memory, myth, and identity in the way Onam does. To ...

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