By the time the police had been informed the plants had already been harvested

Our green-fingered correspondent Anna Pavord continues her A-Z of horticultural pests and problems standing between you and your perfect garden

Scientists, and now the military, are battling the spread of Himalayan balsam

Holland Park's Donizetti is set on an industrial farm and its hero wears a boiler suit, but the warmth of the singing still melts hearts

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When did you decide perfumery was for you?

Martha-Renee Kolleh overcame a tragic upbringing in her native Liberia to build a life here. No wonder she had the courage to stand up to prejudice

Every woman needs some turbot liver

The Italians have been no slouches in creating steep, cliffside gardens with spectacular drops to cool, glistening blue-green water

Terry Kirby selects the best bottles to buy

What to do

Slowly, almost imperceptibly, over the last couple of decades the children have disappeared from our streets

Mother and her daughter are pulled to safety as firefighters try to contain the fire

From Mexican chimineas to outdoor fireplaces, we look at ways of keeping warm and toasty on cool summer evenings