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Tulip display at Wrest Park, Bedfordshire Credit: Keith Mayhew/Alamy As any experienced gardener will tell you, tulips are indispensable because they bridge the gap between spring and summer flowers. They bloom when the garden’s bathed in soft light, just as the first foliage of the year begins to expand, and you don’t need to spend a fortune. A well-placed container or two will lift a garden, like a rainbow of hope illuminating a Pre-Raphaelite painting by Sir John Everett Millais. When to order Many beginner gardeners can’t understand why, when gardens are full of tulips in spring, t...

SKIPTON Auction Mart’s dairy sales co-ordinator Sarah Liddle reports on Monday’s Craven Dairy Auction, the most successful of the year to date, and looks forward to the next fortnightly sale on Monday, April 26, which also incorporates the big Spring Jersey sale. It was great to see more buyers in the auction, as we start to return to some normality and those present were treated to stock of all classes and ages. The sale commenced with eight top-notch fresh milkers through the ring, with seven breaking the £2,000 barrier. Two shared the day’s top price accolade of £2,350, the f...

A LOWER WENSLEYDALE village hopes to inject some outside cheer into the festive period. Lights have been installed on the Reading Room and village green in Constable Burton, and a children’s Christmas card competition was held with four lucky young winners receiving cards made from their individual designs. Tomorrow afternoon mulled wine and mince pies will be served in the Reading Room car park and the eagerly-anticipated results of the Christmas cake competition will be announced. Small gifts and warming fruit cup will also be available for children. Strict social distancing will ...