Whimsy and wonder in his garden

A bit of everything: Perennials, fruit trees and totem poles all have a place in Manny Fernandes's garden.

One-sided affair can't add up

SUPERMARKETS are great.  They have chocolates and sweets at the checkout and little toys for the kids.

Tough-skinned pear a symbol of Dorchester’s agrarian past

By the early 19th century, Bostonians were fancying the exotic foods flowing into Boston Harbor from overseas, and the Dorchester farmers who had long supplied the city with produce were losing market share. Dorchester - Dorchester Boston - Boston Harbor - United States - Agriculture

Best temp job in town: Pop-up gardens are appearing across London thanks to one pioneering enthusiast

Trundling along to buy a lunchtime sandwich the other day, admiring the floral bedding in my local park in Ealing, I spotted a little sign: "Pop-up Kitchen Garden". Now, we've heard of pop-up shops, restaurants and art galleries, but a pop-up vegetable garden? Exploring a little further, I found that a set of kitchen garden beds, neatly edged in wood, had materialised out of nowhere. It was a ...