Before you toss the foil pie tin that was housing your sweet treat, try repurposing it for your home garden - specifically to keep certain pests at bay.

She recalled a column I published in May 2020 researching some vintage pie tins I too had discovered in our own farm pantry, each stamped on the bottom with an embellished brand advertisement ...

Chill the pastry-lined tart tin and preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Once the oven is hot, remove the pastry from the fridge. Take a large square of baking paper, crumple it into a ball ...