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Decorated gnomes designed by celebrities, including Elton John , are featured at the Chelsea Flower Show on Monday in London.

Tim McGraw is honoring U.S. service men and women in a big way on every stop of his Two Lanes of Freedom tour this summer.

WHAT a lovely picture of an orange tip on a cowslip. What a pity it was taken several years ago.

Whoever believes there's nothing new under the sun hasn't seen the plants introduced for the 2013 gardening season.

Your home is a place to kick off your shoes, relax and enjoy precious time with friends and family.

Feed citrus trees once again: Mature citrus trees need a yearly total of 1.6 pounds of nitrogen fertilizer, divided into four equal portions applied in late January, early March, late April and early June - about six weeks apart - and distributed around the drip line.

David and Diane Saddington are convinced the raiders knew exactly what they would find when they broke into their detached house in Austerfield last Friday afternoon.

A 20 year old Stevensville, Michigan man has been arrested and lodged in the Berrien County Jail after being charged with 1st degree arson.

The 51-year-old, who owns Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants, in Freefolk Priors, near Whitchurch, found out on Tuesday morning that she had secured the top prize for her 108 square metre display in The Great Pavilion at the London flower show.

This week's turbulence in Tokyo markets exposes a key risk of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's all-in strategy to revive Japan's economy - if investor confidence falters, the government and the Bank of Japan may be left with few options to turn the tide.

Frances Bean Cobain has lashed out at younger Kardashian sister Kendall Jenner for tweeting that she wished her pamperd life could be easier.

High school teachers throughout Nebraska will have a new tool this fall to help students learn about credit cards, student loans, savings and taxes.

Schoolchildren from New Jersey shore communities battered by Superstorm Sandy will join Michelle Obama for a garden harvest next week.

Ally Financial Inc. has agreed to pay $2.1 billion as part of a settlement plan to resolve potential financial claims stemming from its mortgage division, Residential Capital LLC, which is in bankruptcy proceedings.

RATES RISE: Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages rose this week to their highest levels since mid-March. Even with the gains, they remained close to historic lows.

Remember that Obama campaign ad featuring Mitt Romney singing "America the Beautiful" to scenes of Caribbean islands where the GOP nominee had invested some of his considerable wealth? So do Republican senators who plan to question Commerce Secretary nominee Penny Pritzker about her own off-shore assets at a confirmation hearing today, a ... (more)

Average rates on fixed mortgage rose for the third straight week, hitting their highest levels since mid-March. Still, mortgage rates remained close to historic lows, a trend that should help sustain the housing recovery.

Seven million college students are on track to see their federal loan rates double this year unless Congress acts ahead of a July 1 deadline when subsidized Stafford loan rates will increase from 3.4% to 6.8%. The U.S. House will vote Thursday on a Republican plan to head off the increase inspired by an unlikely source: President Obama.

The city council has powers to stop neighbourhoods being overrun by so-called houses of multiple occupation after the government removed the need for landlords to get planning permission.

If you're like me, you're counting the days until the first red, ripe tomato appears in the garden or at the farmer's market.