Homes and Gardens news from The Advertiser Group

Edgar Duncan keenly awaits his next 'mission'

Young gardening fans needed to help task force

A young volunteer is urging green-fingered residents to invest some of their spare time into helping elderly members of the town smarten up their gardens.

Need to know suppliers

A guide to homes and gardens businesses in your area

Design Noteblog

Our stylish interiors blog from Tola Laseinde of Dezine Konnections in Letchworth

Have you caught the Diamond Jubilee bug yet?

Simple Storage Solutions: The three S's

Vintage made easy

Gardening

How to make the most of your garden, whether it's acres or metres long

Try something fishy in your garden

Cut out the cuttings and go for layering

More plants layer by layer

Mulch to do to keep moisture levels up

Endangered birds in Stevenage to get new homes

OAPs' gardening treat to celebrate Queen's 60 years

Tough out the drought with evergreens

All about the birds and the bees - and how to attract them

How to avoid gardening injuries

Anniversary garden is a design winner

In Bloom 2012

All the latest news and information on In Bloom 2012.

Green Living

A guide to making your home and garden as eco-friendly as possible

New green space for Garden City

Residents urged to give goodness back to the earth

Discover a wonderland of eco treats in Letchworth

Sunday League step out on hallowed turf

How to get involved with this year's Spring Clean Letchworth event

Food waste campaign up for national award

Recycle unwanted goods

What can sustainable architecture and design offer Letchworth?

Cash boost for project for the green-fingered

Letchworth Food Festival 2012 is back with a green fingered twist

Property

Whether you're thinking of renovating or moving, this is the place to come

Give your walls some TLC

Associations turned down Londoners' homing request

Beautiful buildings restored in Hitchin

Housing scheme scoops top award

Homes upgrade deal is agreed in Stevenage

Stay safe in your home

Mortgage help for responsible first-time buyers

Rent rise for North Herts tenants

"Now is a great time to move" says Ensum Brown

End of stamp duty holiday encourages East of England buyers

Golden Gardens

Garden designers Jon Smith and Adam Woolcott share their tips for sprucing up your garden

Show time at Chelsea

April showers bring May flowers

Spring fever hits

Top 10 tips for coping with the hosepipe ban

There's a whiff of spring in the air

Fleece your favourites: protect your tender plants

Part 3: Grow something different

Part 2: Grow something different

Part 1: Grow something different

Hooray for house plants

A blue tit spotted by Belinda Fallon

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Send us your wildlife photos!

Send us photos of the wildlife you've spotted to digital.features @hertsessexnews.co.uk

Fairytale interiors

Follow Cinderella on her journey from scullery maid to fairytale princess - with a pretty-yet-practical cleaning kit and a touch of ballroom sparkle

Wind power, is it suitable for your home?

Wind power could be the key to cutting your electricity bills and making your home greener and cleaner, says Julia Gray

The secret inspiration behind living rooms

The secret inspiration behind millions of living rooms has been revealed - our friends. From sofa colours to wallpapers and colour schemes to throws, one in three women admit their living rooms are

How to remove polystyrene ceiling tiles

To remove polystyrene ceiling tiles, make sure you have a stepladder tall enough to enable you to reach the ceiling without overstretching, as this is dangerous.