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This is the final instalment in our essential series on growing your own produce. We’ve already covered vegetables, herbs and soft fruit, and today we turn to ‘top’ fruit. For hundreds of years an orchard was the most desirable part of any garden. Fruit was a great luxury because for almost everyone it was only … Read more
Geri Horner is every inch the doting mum as she shares adorable snaps of son Monty, 3, posing on a tractor By Ellie May Donohoe For Mailonline Published: 20:27 BST, 7 April 2020 | Updated: 20:27 BST, 7 April 2020 Geri Horner was every inch the proud mum on Tuesday, when she shared some adorable … Read more
There’s never been a better time to grow your own produce, and in this essential series I’m showing you how easy it is, even for absolute beginners, writes Monty Don, pictured above There’s never been a better time to grow your own produce, and in this essential series I’m showing you how easy it is, … Read more
‘People think I’m barking mad!’ Georgia Toffolo walks her new puppy Monty in a PUSHCHAIR as he can’t get vet jabs due to coronavirus crisis By Olivia Wheeler For Mailonline Published: 14:15 GMT, 26 March 2020 | Updated: 14:33 GMT, 26 March 2020 She introduced fans to her new pet pooch earlier this month. And Georgia … Read more
Cheering moment a tug boat sails down the Thames blasting out Monty Python’s Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life The vessel sailed down North Greenwich Peninsula, London, yesterday morning The song blasted over tannoy featured in the final scene of the Life of Brian film Several clips have since been shared online and … Read more
Despite the appalling wetness of the weather this winter – and my garden is in the epicentre of flooding with the rivers Wye, Severn, Lugg and Teme all bursting their banks around us – it has been very mild. An average rise in temperature of a degree or two has a huge influence on our … Read more
Monty Python’s Silly Walk created by John Cleese is ‘exactly 6.7 times’ more silly than a normal human walk, say scientists – and it’s all in the way he flexes his knees ‘at the wrong time’ The team studied the way John Cleese knees bend while doing the silly walk They found his knees would … Read more
Daisy Lowe showcases her off-duty style in statement leather biker jacket as she steps out for a stroll with her pal and pet dog Monty By Lisa Mcloughlin For Mailonline Published: 12:41 GMT, 9 March 2020 | Updated: 13:09 GMT, 9 March 2020 She known for her enviable sartorial choices on the red carpet and … Read more
An ill wind blows no plant any good, and although this winter has been miserably wet, the snowdrops have not minded in the least – in fact, they have been exceptional again this year. My own garden has flooded a number of times this winter and lots of snowdrops have spent weeks with the bulbs … Read more
The girls didn’t look at me as I tiptoed into their bedroom. Isla and Molly were lying stock-still in their beds, eyes swivelled upwards and covers pulled up under their chins. ‘Morning Daddy,’ said Isla, very quietly indeed, without averting her gaze from the ceiling. Perched directly over their heads like a hairy glove puppet … Read more