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  • A common brushtail possum on top of a tree at night in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney

    When a sick possum showed up in my garden my heart overtook my head. Is it ever OK to feed urban wildlife?

    While official advice is clear, it’s not a black-and-white issue, experts say. Responsibly interacting with urban wildlife may increase our compassion
  • Spacecraft-like pendant lights in the dining area hang above a G-Plan table that extends for bigger family events

    ‘I made it my mission to befriend the owner … we ended up swapping houses’: a refurbishment 14 years in the making

  • Graphic showing the head and neck of a life-size resuscitation doll

    Dynamite, sex toys – and liver? Readers on the weirdest things they’ve found in a new home

  • Wide exterior shot of the front of Australia's house of the year Blok Three Sisters

    Australia’s house of the year goes to a prefab beach shack trio on Stradbroke Island

  • Objects in attic

    Tell us: have you found anything unexpected when you moved into your new home?

Gardens

  • LandWorks, Totnes.

    Nature, respect and work all help to reduce prisoners’ reoffending

    Letters: Gillian Hamilton salutes the care that participants in the LandWorks project receive, plus letters from Juliana Dart and Heather Penny-Larter
  • Rosemary cuttings in small clay pots

    The time is right to take plant cuttings – and they’re easier to grow than you might think

  • A leafy philodendron in a silver pot.

    Houseplant clinic: what are those strange growths on my philodendron?

  • Nicola holds a spade on her allotment next to chairs and a bucket with a shed in the background.

    The one change that worked: I gave up my allotment – and accepted who I really am

  • Lilac flowers with delicate petals and yellow centres

    Think you don’t like asters in the garden? It might be time to change your mind

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More Than A Shower

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  • Illustration of person in cold shower

    From boosting your immunity to feeling Zen: why you should embrace a cold shower

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    How to sleep better: four ways to turn your shower into a snooze-enhancing ritual

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    From turning down the temperature to meditating: five ways to elevate your morning shower

  • Woman taking a shower close up.

    Hot or cold? How shower temperature can improve your wellbeing

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Pictures & video

  • Restored Georgian farmhouse in Prescott, Devon.

    Homes for sale with wild gardens in England and Wales – in pictures

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  • two people picking up invasive grass and black mustard in a park

    California gardeners plant native species in parks to prevent wildfire spread – in pictures

    Gallery10
  • A six-seater table with an integrated wooden storage unit and wine cooler on onside and floor to ceiling glazing on the other. On the other side of the glass it a large blocky table with wood-topped benches

    Homes for sale with stylish interiors in England – in pictures

    Gallery5
  • Holocene House in Manly, by CplusC Architects Builders, is one of 16 properties shortlisted in the sustainability category of the Houses awards.

    Australia’s best new sustainable homes of 2025 – in pictures

    Gallery10

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