Garden

As the summer heat finally recedes, it’s the perfect time to refresh your outdoor spaces. Autumn, often reminiscent of spring, is an ideal season for introducing new plants, whether on your balcony, in your garden, or through transplanting. The mild temperatures create a nurturing environment for most plants to thrive.

A kitchen garden can offer you are welcome reprieve from the rising cost of living that stretches your budget to the limit. With a small kitchen garden, you can supply your family's needs for fresh vegetables and save a lot of money that would have otherwise been spent on grocery shopping.

The allocation of Istanbul University's Botanical Garden to the Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) in 2015 for the use of the Istanbul Mufti's Office has stirred a debate in Turkey, with the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) blasting the move. 

The allocation of Istanbul University's Botanical Garden to the Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) in 2015 for the use of the Istanbul Mufti's Office has stirred a debate in Turkey, with the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) blasting the move. 

Recep Eraslan, 64, has worked a tiny sliver of land on Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet peninsula for more than three decades. He grows spring onions, arugula and cabbage on a 0.5 hectare plot along the city's ancient Byzantine-era walls that are part of one of the oldest urban gardens, or bostans in Turkish, in the world.

The first World Botanical EXPO to be organized in Turkey has started on April 22 in Antalya and it will be open for six months. The organization has adopted the motto of "Cultivating a Green Life for Future Generations" along with the theme "Flowers and Children."

British tabloid newspaper The Sun has released shocking video footage of Queen Elizabeth at age 7 saluting Nazi style! In the 1933 video- photos of which are splashed on the front page- we see King Edward VIII teaching the Nazi salute to his two nieces Elizabeth and Margarita in the palace gardens.

Kifissia

Irishman Kevin Liam O'Donnell lives in Chiojdu, a village in the Buzau Mountains (northeast of Bucharest), not far of Lacul Vulturilor (Eagles' Lake) and from the ancient forests of the Carpathians.

Jevremovac has been equipped with a new irrigation system to keep its plants watered and two greenhouses have been rebuilt at a cost of 150 million dinars (over €1.2 million), financed from the EU pre-accession funds.

As well as the greenhouses and the park, its Japanese garden has also been rebuilt, along with the central fountain and the lawns.