Life

Ever wondered what those long shoots that appear from the base of your roses are called and how they are relevant for growing great roses. Now is your chance to find out.

Why can't we respect foreign cuisines without feeling the need to make a fast buck by dumbing them down to a cheap, and frequently nasty, takeaway or by processing and packaging them for quick and easy, and unauthentic, dishes to be heated at home? To my

Look in any bookshop or library, and you will find that almost every parenting author passionately exclaims through their written word how there's a line between being a friend and being a parent.

He had free reign of the house, he was pampered, cuddled, and had his lovely black and white coat regularly brushed. He was doted on and lived the 'life of Riley'. When we went to get a cat from the RSPCA, Max chose us - not the other way around. He soon

The BBC Channel was on with a live showing of a wildlife documentary. First, the cats sat on top of the back of the couch, intensely watching the program. Next, both jumped off and while one virtually climbed the TV!

It was a Latin axiom that I could never get quite right at school, "Tempora muntantur, nos et mutamur in illis"…the times are changed and we are changed in them.

Whenever you pick up a book or catalogue on roses, you are presented with different classifications of roses. Have you ever wondered what a Hybrid Tea actually is or what is the difference between some of the categories?

Plato once said, perhaps after a zythos or two with his mates in the back bar of The Wooden Horse, "He was a wise man who invented beer."

Most parents would agree that it is hard when our children grow up and leave the nest.

'City of London' was bred in the UK but does well here in New Zealand. It is a climber but not one that will take over your garden so perfect for smaller spaces.