Rare bird is often heard but not seen

SIGHTINGS: Oyster catchers taking flight at Leighton Moss RSPB reserve, Carnforth, Lancashire

3:32pm Monday 20th May 2013

ALTHOUGH I have no wish to get involved in a dispute about a proposed housing development in Ampleforth, I feel I have to set the record straight about an aspect of wildlife that could be affected.

Flower show’s 100 years of gardening inspiration

CHELSEA GARDEN: The Homebase Teenage Cancer Trust Garden designed by Joe Swift.

3:14pm Monday 20th May 2013

SO, WHAT are we going to learn from this year’s internationally acclaimed horticultural show? While sustainability may be the watchword of this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, with emphasis on biodiversity, wild planting areas and inviting eco-systems, so many of the designs wouldn’t be feasible in our own gardens.

Good enough to eat: Courgettes

3:10pm Monday 20th May 2013

YOU can still start courgettes up on windowsills in May, even when the weather is warming up, as they are susceptible to frost damage so you mustn’t put them out too early.

What to do this week?

3:09pm Monday 20th May 2013

Take basal cuttings of border plants such as lupins and delphiniums before they develop hollow stems, at which point it’s too late for successful cuttings.

Best of the bunch: Tulips

April: Tulips at Burnby Hall by Paul Gunning

3:09pm Monday 20th May 2013

THERE are so many of these late spring stars available, ranging from dwarf and species tulips ideal for pots and rockeries, to tall, sturdy varieties for beds and borders, whether in classic red or multicoloured, frilly and frothy.

Atsunami of Turkish delights

FINE DINING: Darlington’s Meze, which serves great Turkish food

3:01pm Monday 20th May 2013

AS A student in 1970s London, one of my favourite eating places was a Turkish restaurant at the naff end of Fulham Road. It was called, exotically, Wine And Kebab. And that’s exactly what it did.

New exhibition

2:29pm Monday 20th May 2013

A BUTTERFLY house filled with insects made from recycled textiles is one of the artworks on show from tomorrow at the Inspired by...Gallery in the National Park Centre, Danby, on the North York Moors.

International celebration of the arts is lined-up at festival

SOLOIST: Violinist Alexandra Soumm

2:30pm Monday 20th May 2013

RIPON International Festival will have a stunning line-up of musicians from symphony orchestras to folk bands and early music to classicmeets- gypsy ensembles, all playing in historic buildings.

Jazz club concert

2:28pm Monday 20th May 2013

DARLINGTON Jazz Club presents the Slow Light Quartet of Tom Quilliam (sax), Paul Lorraine (keyboards), Ian Paterson (bass) and Jonathan Marriott (drums) on Sunday at the Forum Music Centre in Borough Road, Darlington.

Group captures spirit of the Dales

2:27pm Monday 20th May 2013

THERE’S plenty of folk music at the 2013 Swaledale Festival.

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