More Renters Are Using Tools to Skip Security Deposits, but There’s a Catch
More Renters Are Using Tools to Skip Security Deposits, but There’s a Catch
Led by Elon Musk, C.E.O. Pay Heads Toward the Stars
Led by Elon Musk, C.E.O. Pay Heads Toward the Stars
More Renters Are Using Tools to Skip Security Deposits, but There’s a Catch
More Renters Are Using Tools to Skip Security Deposits, but There’s a Catch
Swedes deserve a moment in the sun: here’s how to grow them | Gardening advice
My third column on edible plants that I don’t actually grow myself is about one that I do not loathe, as I do celeriac, nor love, as I do sweetcorn. It is the swede, a root vegetable I would describe as “fine”. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy … Read more
Welcome to the Airport Lounge. Please Don’t Make Yourself at Home.
Welcome to the Airport Lounge. Please Don’t Make Yourself at Home.
Australia’s best apartment designs for 2026 – in pictures | Australian lifestyle
The 2026 Houses awards shortlist celebrates Australia’s most ‘intelligent, dynamic and visually compelling homes’. In the apartment category, jury chair Alexa Kempton said judges looked for ‘density done well’. ‘Building is high-cost and comes with environmental consequences, and the jury observed architects rising to the challenge.’ She said designing something that will ‘last well into … Read more
‘Hallucinating inside a Scandinavian kindergarten’: my night alone in Ikea | Australian lifestyle
If you came of age in the early 2000s, you have probably seen 500 Days of Summer, an indie romcom that romanticised Ikea showrooms as the perfect place for a date. It was thanks to this film that I jumped at the chance to sleep over in what is effectively an Ikea showroom. The caveat … Read more
Gardeners beware: slugs returning after dry weather to threaten strawberries | Gardens
Entomologists in England are expecting a surge in slugs coming out of hiding to munch the nation’s strawberry plants after weeks of sun followed by wetter weather has caused a bumper crop. The Royal Horticultural Society is bracing for a surge in inquiries from its 625,000 members, who write in with their garden gripes. Workers … Read more
Houseplant hacks: is summer rain a ‘spa’ for indoor plants? | Houseplants
The problemIndoor plants accumulate dust on their leaves, mineral deposits on their soil and a general staleness that comes from living in the same spot, in poorly ventilated air, for months at a time. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. The hackSpending … Read more
Add leaf blowers to the list of antisocial garden tools | Gardens
On reading the latest column in your long-running series (Lawnmower hum: why the sound of the summer could cost you £5,000, 27 May), I noticed that the writer didn’t include the curse of the leaf blower in their list of antisocial garden tools. The noise is dreadful and can be life-altering. We bought one which turned out … Read more