Some herbaceous perennials are best propagated just after flowering. This includes the familiar bearded iris, whose chunky rhizomes lie flat on the soil. Have a look and you will see that some of the rhizomes bear young fans of leaves at their ends, but no flowers. Take an old carving knife and cut cleanly through the tissue to leave a length of rhizome and a fan of leaves. Use a fork to tease the severed joint gently from the soil, dust the cut surfaces with sulphur and press the new piece into cultivated soil so that it's barely covered.
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Graham Norton's elegant East London home hits the market, and it's just as wonderful as you would expectThe four-bedroom home in Wapping should be studied for how well it uses two separate spaces to create a home of immense character and utility.
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Sign of the times: In the age of the selfie, what’s happening to the humble autograph?When Ringo Starr announced that he was no longer going to sign anything, he kickstarted a celebrity movement that coincided with the advent of the camera phone and selfie. Rob Crossan asks whether, in today’s world, the selfie holds more clout than an autograph?
