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Recent articles by Simon Webster

Time-lapse plants grow on you
Organic solutions

Time-lapse plants grow on you

Watching footage of plants can make your own life disappear, reports SIMON WEBSTER.

Early fruit and a map of climate change
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Early fruit and a map of climate change

Native tees are fruiting ever earlier in Britain, and a map may illustrate why, SIMON WEBSTER reports.

Small fish in a big pond
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Small fish in a big pond

At last, there are fish in the dam, writes SIMON WEBSTER. 

One plucky ducky
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One plucky ducky

A new arrival is welcomed by not one, but two, surrogate mums, reports SIMON WEBSTER.

Organic pioneer calls it a day
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Organic pioneer calls it a day

Retiring sheep and wheat farmer Alan Druce was organic well ahead of his time, reports SIMON WEBSTER.

Soap and oil spray on garlic aphids
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Homemade organic sprays to kill aphids on garlic

The sap-sucking pests didn't know what hit them, writes SIMON WEBSTER.

Striking stonework and hedging provides order and beauty.
Inspirational gardeners

Beautiful by design

Garden designer Steve Hailstone has combined beauty and functionality to create a wonderfully productive property, writes SIMON WEBSTER.

Cubbies too cool for school
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Cubbies too cool for school

Cool Cubbies are enough to make big kids green with envy, reports SIMON WEBSTER.

Purple caulis a bright idea
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Purple caulis a bright idea

SIMON WEBSTER uncovers a brassy brassica.

Broccoli and net
Pests & diseases

Broccoli harvest is a net gain

Simon Webster celebrates a win over the caterpillars. 

Australia to get first biochar plant
Organic solutions

Australia to get first biochar plant

 Biochar could be good news for farmers, gardeners and our climate, reports SIMON WEBSTER. 

Wildlife atlas lives up to billing
Organic solutions

Wildlife atlas lives up to billing

The Atlas of Living Australia tells you all about what's crawling, flying and growing in your neighbourhood, writes SIMON WEBSTER.

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