Matt Collins

3 weeks ago | couriermail.com.au | Matt Collins |Mark Furler

When Sam Childers was a hired gun for drug dealers he feared dying over something stupid. A heroin addict at 15, he had quit school, moved out of home and ended up selling hard drugs on a large scale before becoming an enforcer. After almost getting killed in a really bad bar fight in his 20s, he knew had to change his life.

Jun 27, 2024 | msn.com | Matt Collins |Jack Wallington |Alys Fowler |Claire Ratinon |Jane Perrone

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Jun 27, 2024 | theguardian.com | Matt Collins |Alys Fowler |Claire Ratinon |Jane Perrone

The tools I couldn’t be without …Border spadeIf I were restricted to one gardening implement it would always come down to the border spade. Short of snipping twine, or preparing a deckchair gin and tonic, there is little I can’t achieve in the garden with this hardy, slim-size and most cooperative of tools: digging out borders, edging lawns, planting-out, laying mulch and – lay aside thy fork! – dividing perennials.

Apr 19, 2024 | theguardian.com | Alys Fowler |Claire Ratinon |Matt Collins |Gynelle Leon

Is there an easy way to know what you need to do each weekend without having to look it up? Few domestic gardens need work every weekend – whisper it, but they’re quite good at looking after themselves.

Mar 2, 2024 | theguardian.com | Matt Collins

South-west Wales is a naturalist’s playground, and early spring is the perfect time to explore its coastal paths, wild flowers and treasured birdlife