Chia seeds, known for their health benefits, can be enjoyed as microgreens grown easily at home. By soaking the seeds, ...

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For anyone with a polytunnel, November is the month to put it to good use. You can sow an abundance of crops including Broad ...

Police in Australia are hunting for vandals who have destroyed nearly 200 trees and shrubs, including some "very rare" species. The plants were either ripped out of the ground or snapped or cut at ...

Got the perfect sunny spot in your garden but not sure what to plant there? You'll need one of the best shrubs for full sun – and luckily, many shrubs thrive in the sunshine. Flowering shrubs often ...

Our gardens might be winding down for the winter, but if you miss the sight of flowers in your garden, there's a loophole: a few autumn-flowering shrubs can work wonders at this time of the year.

A worker has died at a sand mine in Lochaber. Emergency services were called to Lochaline Quartz Sand Ltd at Lochaline at about 12:25 on Monday. Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Some jurisdictions are trying to crack down on illegal mining, but the world's insatiable demand for sand is unlikely to slow. As one of the deadliest typhoons in decades ripped through Vietnam ...

Take a walk along a beach in parts of South Australia, and you may come across unusual patches of pink sand. When a team of geologists began analysing samples of this mysterious sand to find out ...

A male may discover his harem vanished after the tide retreats. Sand fleas primarily eat organic debris, including plant or animal matter, or detritus in decaying seaweed. Human junk food is a target, ...

But beginning gardeners need a few sure things, plants that are easy to grow and maintain, and that will give them the confidence to move on to greater challenges. Check out these 25 garden gimmes ...