Root and Branch
Personal growth
Green fingers are not always innate, they can be acquired
Everlasting beauty
Dried flowers are back in vogue, says Hephzibah Anderson
A word to the wise
The plants are listening, says Hephzibah Anderson
Please sit down
Take a moment to enjoy your plot, says Hephzibah Anderson
Pick of the bunch
Garden flowers are for posies
The potting shelf
You can grow without a garden
The rule of sixty
Save your shrubs with a slug pub, says Hephzibah Anderson
Rites of spring
The roar of the mower is a sign of life, says Hephzibah Anderson
Nature’s design
Gardens start with a pencil and paper says Hephzibah Anderson
Black gold
Compost is the heart of a garden, says Hephzibah Anderson
Love in a remotely-controlled climate
If we outsource our decisions to
machines, we will be less capable
of navigating our own feelings
Canals go national
Canals gave Britain a single national economy, one that connected resources, factories, population centres and ports
How widespread is NHS qualifications fraud?
A viral Twitter post raises uncomfortable questions about the level of training in British institutions
Have the police criminalised being “openly Jewish”?
It is unacceptable for the police to blame the victims of potential bigotry
Michael Gove’s new definition of “extremism” is extremely silly
We cannot define such a vague term with such vague terms
Out with the old and in with the new
People are asking why the classic art market has declined — and will it recover?
Against gorpcore
We have to develop and embrace aesthetics that inspire the imagination
Dylan Mulvaney did not share our girlhood
His bizarre parody of the female experience is grossly offensive
Liberal gerontocracy and its discontents
Fewer young people supporting more old people has become an unsustainable situation
The wines of Israel
Israel’s wine heartland is now suffering from rocket attacks
Fifth magician blues
He made the tea, he forged the autographs, and only once did he run out of plectrums
