Why drop a beaver from a plane?
From show gardens to skydiving, how beavers went from hats to heroes.
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Start small, go slowly
Jane Perrone describes how heatwaves, burnout, and health struggles have turned her once-joyful garden into a source of stress, and shares five things that helped her recover and reclaim it as a source of joy.
Pick of the Week: Our secret celebrity, & celebrating in the shade
In mid-July's pick of the week, there's courtyard styling for the heat, Annie Guilfoyle on retreat, Laetitia Maklouf's party inspiration, an iron roller's hidden history, Ben Dark's big book news and podcast, plus three events worth the drive.
Ben Dark on the Art of Garden Writing
Would you like to write about plants and gardens? Ben Dark joins Jane Perrone to explain how he got started in garden writing and offer up some tips for writing in an age of AI.
How Not to Garden: July, Where I Just Let Everything Go a Bit Feral
This month, Ann-Marie is not gardening in just any old clobber, not weeding, not lifting a hosepipe. July's dispatch is from the hammock: where Ann-Marie is recovering from a wonderful party.