Category: Gardening uk

The prestigious title of Master Gardener is being awarded by the North of England Horticultural Society (NEHS), a leading gardening charity set up to promote horticulture across the northern region. The competition will form part of the 2012 Harrogate …
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Telephone 01566 784289 or visit our website www.markstonegranite.co.uk where you will find lots of pictures and details of what else we have for sale! EGGESFORD GARDENS. Plan It – Plant It – Get Ready for Spring. It may seem strange to be thinking …
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Throw in gardening, a former winner of the Rear of the Year award in the form of Anneka Rice, and a few shovelfuls of anodyne flirtation between hosts, and you have a menacing new strain. In The Flowerpot Gang (BBC … TV Guide UK: searchable TV …
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The research, funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), also discovered that 83% of participants managed to meet the recommended 2.5 hours per week of moderate physical activity. Jack Oldman, 87, keeps active by regularly playing table tennis …
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The Secret Garden project has been funded through the Community Spaces programme which is being managed by Groundwork UK as an award partner to the Big Lottery Fund. Paul Dixon, chairman of the Queen's Park Community Garden, said: “We are …
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… can pay for themselves. Think smart and your summer retreat – in the UK or abroad – can even be a wise investment. …. This summer has made casualties of many London gardens, though our lawns remain gloriously green. However, even with the dog …
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Pauline and Paul McBride have created an exciting six-acre garden near Henfield, in West Sussex, which they started in May 2008 from a field. Everything about it, and the way they have gone about it, is innovative. It was planted in just a fortnight …
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Catherine said: “I have a real passion for helping to make gardens attractive, productive and also great for people and wildlife. I have been a keen gardener for many years but every day brings new opportunities. I hope readers will find the blog …
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So take the plunge and try some new varieties, visit the National Fruit Collection's Plum Day at Brogdale (brogdalecollections.co.uk), or plant trees in your garden. Originating from the area around the Caspian Sea, plum trees (Prunus domestica …
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A community orchard scheme which brings a neighbourhood together is gearing up for hundreds of new arrivals. The Trumpington project began in 2004 with discussions on how a 0.2 acre plot of land wedged between allotments and chicken coops behind …
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Trustee Jim Boutwood said: “This is such a wonderful place for children to visit and we know how much the Olympics have inspired everyone so we are sure that the combination of sport and the gardens will be a definite winner. “It costs just £1 per …
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Maureen Talbot, senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said: 'Donning your gardening gloves, or picking up a paint brush, can still go a long way to help look after your heart health, as exercise can have a big impact on how well your …
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During 15 day-long sessions, top specialists in the field of garden history and heritage gardening will unravel the history and management behind some fascinating landscapes, so that others may be preserved. The courses begin on September 18 and …
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Leafy greens are the 100m sprint champions of the vegetable world – sow seeds now and they'll take off at a blisteringly fast pace, supplying you with armfuls of tasty pickings. Unlike many other edibles, which can take months to reach maturity, some …
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I have a five-year-old Fuchsia magellanica 'Tricolor' that is now producing rather a lot of very healthy plain green shoots. I cut out a few last year, but the problem is getting worse. Is there a way of stopping it happening, or should I give up and …
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Hosta 'Sum And Substance' will make a statement in any garden with its huge yellow-green leaves and spikes of pale lilac flowers. Buy three bareroot plants for £14.99, or six for £17.99 (including free UK mainland p&p). Call 0330 333 6856, quoting ref …
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A TEENAGE landscape gardener from Dunmow has been named in a squad of UK apprentices for a 'work skills Olympics' in Germany next year. Jack Conway, 18, was chosen by the National Apprenticeship Service for the international competition …
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University's Museum of Archaeology. The collections on display provide a fascinating insight into the rich heritage of the North East of England, as well as showcasing items from across Europe.Show less… Once a key part of Durham's cloth-making …
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Demand for grow-your-own plots has increased dramatically since the onset of the recession, but over the part five years, nearly 1000 allotments have been sold off for development by local authorities in the UK – and plot holders fear the trend may …
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PATIENTS at North Staffordshire's main psychiatric hospital have won a string of awards – in a gardening competition. They worked with staff from wards at Harplands Hospital, Hartshill, to design and decorate their garden areas. And besides improving …
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for gardening work call Danny 07504 438312 or visit our web site www. maintenance51.co.uk & checkout our service list & pics & special offers MANY THANKS …
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Please email Nicole Le Marie at nicole.lemarie@northantsnews.co.uk or write to her at Northampton Chronicle & Echo, Upper Mounts, Northampton NN1 3HR. *David is better placed to answer your questions if you accompany them with pictures, these must …
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When you think of Africa, gardening probably isn't the first thing that springs to mind. Yet whilst food might be scarcer than it is here in many areas of Africa than it is in the UK, and lush fields of crops are not as much of a common sight, people …
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And I was once quoted as saying: “The best time to take cuttings is when no one is looking!” Gardeners' Question Time has given me the opportunity to see places all over the UK and parts of Europe which I might otherwise never have been to. I love the …
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These will be on my collection board tomorrow at Nairn & District gardening club show.
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Next, whose chief executive is the Conservative peer Lord Wolfson, is thought to be seeking to secure planning permission for up to five sites where it could open home and garden centres. The move comes after … Next weathers UK's 'perfect economic …
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It's been an amazing season for weeds. In the hideous conditions of the past few months, docks have grown to tropical proportions and you can wring enough water to wash in from the crunchy stems of sow thistles. Round here, there have been endless …
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Next's home and garden centre store in West Sussex has become one of the FTSE 100 retail group's best performing shops. Since opening a year ago, it has delivered higher sales on a Sunday than any of Next's other 500-plus stores in the UK and Ireland.
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To get to Beth Chatto's house you turn down an unremarkable lane just near a petrol station in the heart of Essex. Here is the celebrated gardener's residence itself: a white suburban bungalow that sits plump on well-mown green turf. And though it's …
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