Now is the time to increase the amount of water given to pot plants and to start their summer-feeding regime. Most indoor plants suffer from overwatering, a sort of slow death by over-indulgence, so make sure the pot drains fully each time. Foliage plants do best with a high-nitrogen feed during the summer months, whereas flowering beauties would prefer more potash. It's written on the side of the bottle, so that there's no great mystery. As a general rule, water twice a week, including a feed on one of those occasions.
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You can’t always rely on the Great British summer — but you can rely on its watchesBritish watchmakers have excelled themselves in recent months — releasing bright and beautiful timepieces that you'll want on your wrist through summer, and beyond.
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Simon Jenkins: 50 years of saving Britain's buildings, from triumphs and disasters to the great country house we bought for £1In 1975, a new organisation was set up with the express aim of saving Britain's most beautiful and historic buildings from the wrecking ball. How has SAVE fared in the 50 years since then far? Simon Jenkins — who was involved as a trustee right from the very start — looks back on half a century of successes... and one or two painful failures.
