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Gardening is an exceedingly British pastime. Yet so many of the perennials that populate our gardens have exotic origins, sourced in the past 300 years by plant hunters who scoured the globe for treasures to bring back to our shores.
Rise of the Ronin version 1.05 is now available and brings some major changes to the game by adding new missions (including the most difficult one so far), applying quality of life improvements, and making a big change to cat collecting.
With each sip comes the distilled essence of centuries of history, tradition and humble yet remarkable influence
In early summer, the Kerry countryside is alive with the purple blooms of Rhododendron ponticum. Originally introduced to Ireland in the 19th century as an ornamental, this shrub has become highly invasive and problematic as its dense growth smothers native flora and is hard to control. However, there are many garden-worthy cultivars that behave themselves and are a lush and beautiful spectacle from spring onwards.
New BBC radio programme Empire of Tea delves into how the drink established itself as Britain's national beverage. Above: Workers enjoy a tea break in the 1950s.