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Down to Earth: Why tulips are among spring’s greatest glories

Down to Earth: Why tulips are among spring’s greatest glories

Down to Earth: Why tulips are among spring’s greatest glories

11 April 2025

Bringing lighter days and natural wonders – the unfurling of tulip flowers chief among them – spring is a truly joyful season, writes Robert Barker


Smart Kitchens: How technology is changing cooking

Smart Kitchens: How technology is changing cooking

Smart Kitchens: How technology is changing cooking

09 April 2025

From integrating voice assistants to AI-driven recipe suggestions: the future of cooking has arrived


Gardens: Edimentals are trending. Here’s how to grow them

Gardens: Edimentals are trending. Here’s how to grow them

Gardens: Edimentals are trending. Here’s how to grow them

28 March 2025

Whatever the size of your space, Newmarket garden designer Melanie Taylor invites you to experience the joy of growing your own


Down to Earth: Spirits in need of a lift? Feed the birds

Down to Earth: Spirits in need of a lift? Feed the birds

Down to Earth: Spirits in need of a lift? Feed the birds

28 March 2025

Feeding the birds is a small and simple thing, yet it can bring great joy, writes Robert Barker


Down to Earth: There are signs of spring, if you only look for them

Down to Earth: There are signs of spring, if you only look for them

Down to Earth: There are signs of spring, if you only look for them

28 February 2025

February is a famously depressing month, yet there’s hope if you know where to find it, writes Robert Barker


Pottery Throw Down: In the studio with star potters from Cambridge and Suffolk

Pottery Throw Down: In the studio with star potters from Cambridge and Suffolk

Pottery Throw Down: In the studio with star potters from Cambridge and Suffolk

21 February 2025

Love watching The Great Pottery Throw Down? You’ll love the pieces produced by these three Cambridge and Suffolk potters. . .


Out & About: The best snowdrop displays in Cambridge and Suffolk

Out & About: The best snowdrop displays in Cambridge and Suffolk

Out & About: The best snowdrop displays in Cambridge and Suffolk

31 January 2025

It’s snowdrop season: winter is officially on its way out. . . Here’s where best to see the bulbs in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk


Homes & Gardens: Top five houseplants to make you happy

Homes & Gardens: Top five houseplants to make you happy

Homes & Gardens: Top five houseplants to make you happy

23 January 2025

To celebrate National Houseplant Week, Newmarket garden designer Melanie Taylor recommends five houseplants to lift both rooms and mood


Home Front: How to make good interior design decisions

Home Front: How to make good interior design decisions

Home Front: How to make good interior design decisions

23 January 2025

Cate Burren of Angel + Blume Interior Design takes a New Year look at the art of making good decisions when it comes to the interior of your home


Decluttering: Cambridge expert Elizabeth Catchpole’s top home organising tips

Decluttering: Cambridge expert Elizabeth Catchpole’s top home organising tips

Decluttering: Cambridge expert Elizabeth Catchpole’s top home organising tips

03 January 2025

Cambridgeshire and Suffolk home organiser Elizabeth Catchpole shares her top tips for making sense of your space this New Year


Down to Earth: Swap unrealistic resolutions for positive thinking – and use the garden as your muse

Down to Earth: Swap unrealistic resolutions for positive thinking – and use the garden as your muse

Down to Earth: Swap unrealistic resolutions for positive thinking – and use the garden as your muse

27 December 2024

“Instead of creating resolutions, put your energies into what can be achieved. . .” Why gardens encourage us to look on the bright side


Christmas: ‘Scent-scaping’ makes a house a festive home

Christmas: ‘Scent-scaping’ makes a house a festive home

Christmas: ‘Scent-scaping’ makes a house a festive home

22 November 2024

Tara Carlile-Smith, founder of Freckleface Home Fragrance on Cambridge’s Rose Crescent, tells us how fragrance can fill the house with festive spirit


Out & About: Top local gardens to visit in winter

Out & About: Top local gardens to visit in winter

Out & About: Top local gardens to visit in winter

01 November 2024

With winter on its way, Newmarket garden designer Melanie Taylor shares some enchanting local gardens guaranteed to bring joy on dreary days


Plantober: Plant a tree to help combat climate change

Plantober: Plant a tree to help combat climate change

Plantober: Plant a tree to help combat climate change

04 October 2024

Want to help combat climate change? Take part in Plantober, this month’s tree-planting campaign


Homes: How to cosy up your rooms with Rebel & Ashby

Homes: How to cosy up your rooms with Rebel & Ashby

Homes: How to cosy up your rooms with Rebel & Ashby

04 October 2024

St Neots interiors store Rebel & Ashby turns one this autumn. Velvet pays a visit


Down to Earth: It’s time to embrace autumn’s glories

Down to Earth: It’s time to embrace autumn’s glories

Down to Earth: It’s time to embrace autumn’s glories

27 September 2024

From turning leaves to cropping apples, autumn is full of natural glories, writes Cambridge garden designer Robert Barker


Down to Earth: Why planning makes gardens perfect

Down to Earth: Why planning makes gardens perfect

Down to Earth: Why planning makes gardens perfect

15 September 2024

September’s the ideal time to make garden plans, writes Cambridge designer Robert Barker


Home Front: How to master the art of fine dining

Home Front: How to master the art of fine dining

Home Front: How to master the art of fine dining

07 September 2024

Cate Burren of Angel + Blume Interior Design takes a non-culinary look at the art of eating and drinking well


Gardening: The future of Cambridge’s historic college gardens

Gardening: The future of Cambridge’s historic college gardens

Gardening: The future of Cambridge’s historic college gardens

30 August 2024

Ahead of Open Cambridge this month, Newmarket garden designer Melanie Taylor goes behind the scenes of the city’s historic college gardens


Down to Earth: Keep your garden colourful this summer

Down to Earth: Keep your garden colourful this summer

Down to Earth: Keep your garden colourful this summer

10 August 2024

A well-planted garden should provide colour all summer long, right through August and into September, writes Cambridge designer Robert Barker