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Say hello to spring! 22 simple ways to refresh your home, wardrobe and routine

From new season scents to cleaning hacks, we’ve picked our top spring essentials to blow away the cobwebs

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2025

It’s time to spring into action: Alys Fowler on the jobs to do in your garden right now

From sowing to mulching, staking to dividing, these tasks will help give you a glorious summer garden

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2024

Rats don’t cut a rug – they gnaw it instead

Brief letters: Dancing rodents | Benny Green | Pegging puzzle | Best Christmas movies

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2023

Trust in nature – and stop raking up your garden leaves

Yes, the fallen foliage can be messy. But the trees know just what they’re doing – and they won’t thank you for interfering, writes Alys Fowler

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023

Salute the tree saved from the axe because people showed they loved it. That’s the fighting spirit we need

These giants bring our concrete spaces to life. We rely on them, but they need us to raise a voice if they are to survive, writes gardener and Guardian columnist Alys Fowler

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2023

Troubled by wasps this summer? I have a fail-safe approach to shooing them away

Wasps have taken over my shed and are a wonder to behold – especially since I worked out how to live with them in harmony, writes Alys Fowler

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2023

Ditch your spade, forget fertiliser, listen to the weeds: Alys Fowler’s guide to laid-back gardening

Itching to whip your flowerbeds or veg patch into shape now spring has finally arrived? Not so fast! Life’s much easier when you work with nature rather than against it

The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2023

Here’s why we should stop weeding. Learn to love our dandelions and brambles

Weeds are finally having their time in the sun at the Chelsea flower show, says gardener and Guardian columnist Alys Fowler

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023

‘Second spring’ as UK experiences record above-average temperatures

Nature’s cycle disrupted by summer heatwave and ‘exceptionally mild’ autumn, with dormant plants bursting back to life

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2022

‘Bring a bag and use refills’: how to cut down on plastic waste

An average household throws out 3,400 plastic items a year – here’s how to shrink that and save

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2022