April's warm weather coupled with the quick succession of bank holidays helped B&Q boost its profits by 10% in the first three months of its financial year as demand for plants, garden furniture and barbecues soared... more
Diarmuid Gavin has defied a Royal Horticultural Society edict and the blustery weather with a promise to offer some lucky visitors to the Chelsea Flower Show a ride in his 'garden in the sky'
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Celebrity gardener Diarmuid Gavin accused of ignoring visitors to the Chelsea Flower Show by creating a suspended garden only VIP guests can access
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Piers Morgan received a warm reception when he stepped into the shoes of CNN legend Larry King, interviewing Oprah Winfrey for his first Tonight show... more
The daughter of chat show hosts Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan has been charged with drink driving after her car was found overturned in north London... more
Chelsea is one of the great barometers of Englishness. Our love affair with “heritage”, the clumsy first grapplings with modernity, an eco- and then a grow-your-own enthusiasm: all have made their pitch here. But for the last 20 years or so, the dominant idea in the show gardens has been that beauty is chic, sheeny and pricey.
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Alan Titchmarsh has been forced to deny claims he is a sex guru after pranksters sabotaged his Wikipedia entry claiming he had penned an update of the Kama Sutra... more
It was her oversized fake breasts which made her famous, but now Katie Price seems to have transferred her attentions to another part of her anatomy.... more
Toby Buckland has been confirmed as the new main presenter of Gardeners' World on BBC2 after Monty Don stood down earlier this year due to ill health. ... more
The stars of ITV's Loose Women managed to pull themselves together – albeit looking somewhat worse for wear - after last night's high-jinks at the Royal Television Awards. Chris Evans' ex-wife Carol McGiffin looked bleary-eyed as she and her colleagues laughed and joked about the previous night's shenanigans, with particular attention to her rowdy antics... more
We are used to seeing her in helpless fits of giggles. And while the cause of the hilarity is often a little bit rude, it rarely risks offending This Morning's devoted viewers. But all that went overboard today as Fern Britton presented an interview with a woman who sells sex toys... more
He was once the darling of housewives across the land but now Alan Titchmarsh appears have to reached an all-time low in a desperate attempt to increase viewing figures on his daytime show... more
Eddie Izzard was flying at the Arts Theatre as he stamped his trademark surrealism on history, while the contestants at the New Act of the Year Final appear to have bright futures.... more
Life on an allotment is like an Ealing comedy, says Valentine Low, who tends his own plot in East Acton. So what does he make of a new British film about urban gardeners, Grow Your Own?... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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