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    Shirley Cargill obituary

    Other lives: Talented interior designer and gardener who oversaw a much-admired renovation of Elsing Hall in Norfolk
  • Clothes hangar in an illuminated mic stand with bright blue backdrop

    Less stuff, more joy: seven lessons from ‘enoughfluencers’ on how to live a happier, simpler life

  • Jess McGuire and her removalist colleagues pose with their Little Red Truck moving truck

    As a furniture removalist I learned all mattresses are stained, and that’s fine

  • The laundry chair.

    The laundry chair: a clever solution for dirty clothes – or £820 poorly spent?

  • A woman smiling and peeking through a toilet roll while holding a large stack of toilet paper

    Bog standards: Australia’s best toilet paper is also the most expensive in Choice test

  • A shiny 1p penny

    Houseplant hacks: is putting a penny in the soil a copper boost or an old wives’ tale?

    Even old pennies corrode too slowly to be useful. You’d be better off saving them up and buying proper plant feed
  • Photomontage of David Attenborough surrounded by garden animals such as a robin, badger and squirrel

    ‘We didn’t want to be preachy’: David Attenborough’s unexpected new show – which might enrage cat lovers

  • Brodsworth Hall and gardens.

    Victorian time capsule: exhibition tells story of Brodsworth Hall in Yorkshire

  • Dangling clusters of tiny purple flowers

    Romantic but unruly: cut back your buddleja now – before it takes over your garden

  • Three electric lawn mowers displayed on a green background

    The best lawnmowers: five favourites to keep your grass in check, tested

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