Olympic meadows deserve a gold medal too

Olympic meadows deserve a gold medal too

The gardening story of this Olympics understandably gets relegated due to the magnificent performance of athletic endeavours. But, for me, one of the shining stars has been the meadow that garlands the banks of the river Lea in the Olympic Park, a …
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Sage advice: Brighten up your garden with colourful plants from the salvia family

The salvia family is a large one, with almost a thousand species in it. Chances are you have some in your garden or patio: that invaluable herb, common sage (Salvia officinalis), is part of the same family. As well as having culinary and medicinal uses …
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Gardening job vacancy in Hitchin (UK) – Gardener – Ref. FI29765

Gardener – grass cutting, hedge trimming, clear flower beds, pavement clearing, tree……
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The Midnight Apothecary: this garden comes with ice and a slice

The Midnight Apothecary: this garden comes with ice and a slice

Holiday homes can pay for themselves. Think smart and your summer retreat – in the UK or abroad – can even be a wise investment. …. By day, the garden is the prettiest potager enjoyed by both adults and children; by night — well, Saturday nights …
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Weekend work: Time to feed tomatoes

Tomatoes planted in containers and growbags need a regular fortnightly dose of some feed rich in potassium. Few gardeners will have succeeded with outdoor tomatoes in this wet season, but the bush variety 'Tumbler', set out at the beginning of May, may …
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A garden in the park for everyone

The initiative has been developed by the Burntisland-based Fife Diet working with Fife Council and the Beveridge Park Development Group. The vision for The Kaleyard project is to create a community space for workshops, events and regular vegetable, …
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Latest News: The Best of British Food from your Garden Heart …

Latest News: The Best of British Food from your Garden Heart …

With National Allotment Week and British Food Fortnight upon us, August offers a great opportunity to get outdoors and do some gardening, fruit picking or …
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Vandals target Brentwood sensory garden for third time

The Sensory Garden at King George's Playing Fields in Brentwood was hit by vandals for the third time in three months last night (August 9). Branches were broken from shrubs, herbs and flowering plants pulled up, flower borders trampled, heads snapped …
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Concrete over your lawns to save the planet, says Bob Flowerdew

And Tim Rumball, editor of Amateur Gardening, said that Flowerdew was talking “a load of old compost”. In his column, Flowerdew explains: “The last few summers were so dry, so often, that turf almost everywhere in southern and eastern counties was …
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The UK's leading gardening charity issues advice to help gardeners …

The UK's leading gardening charity issues advice to help gardeners …

The RHS has issued advice to help gardeners deal with fungal and bacterial diseases following the recent warm, wet weather. According to the charity's …
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East Facing UK Garden Clay – GardenBanter.co.uk

Hi, I have been 4 years in my current home, and the back garden pretty much each year needs some new plants and shrubs. Although I admit we have in.
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Hertfordshire's garden cities appeal to young buyers

Tomorrow's Garden City (visit tomorrowsgardencity.co.uk or rowanhomes.co.uk) includes a contemporary low-rise terrace with 32 shared-ownership flats, from £60000 for a 50 per cent share in a one-bedroom flat, by architects Cole Thompson Anders.
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Helpers needed for garden and to plot history of allotments

Helpers needed for garden and to plot history of allotments

They will also take place every other Saturday from 10am to 2pm, with the next session taking place tomorrow. For further information contact Mo Cooper on 0115 911 0207 or by e-mailing mo_heritage@staa-allotments.org.uk. 0. 0. Digg · Reddit · Delicious …
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How to get the most out of your herb garden

Judith Hann, formerly of TV's Tomorrow's World, president of the Herb Society, runs courses on growing and cooking with herbs (herbsociety.org.uk and hannsherbs.co.uk). Judith's recipes. Quail with rose petal sauce. For the marinade. 1 garlic clove …
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British Heart Foundation – Wildlife gardening

Learn how to turn your garden into an area rich in wildlife.
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Brighten your garden paths with some hardy heather

Brighten your garden paths with some hardy heather

Maybe these days the association with the gentry is not so favourable, and the poor heather is not so revered but no garden of British flowers can be without heathers, they are hardy, colourful and full of interest, fun to grow and there are many …
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Animal Crossing 3DS has a gardening shop – Official Nintendo …

Animal Crossing 3DS will feature a gardening shop for the first time ever. That's according to …
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Sarah Raven visits Worton Farm Shop and Organic Garden, Oxfordshire

Worton Farm Shop and Organic Garden, five miles north-west of Oxford, is the best productive set-up I've seen for years. The nearly eight-acre smallholding, with a café at its heart, started only seven years ago and yet it feels long-established, rich …
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Gardener's Question Times comes to Ness Gardens

Gardener's Question Times comes to Ness Gardens

Tickets for BBC Radio 4 Gardeners' Question Time Summer Garden Party, taking place at Ness on, September 8 between 10am and 6pm, are priced £6.50 and are available by phone, online or at the Visitor Centre. Visit www.nessgardens.org.uk or call 0845 …
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Garden grows for gold to honour Olympic victors

The mix of flowers chosen by the Botanic Garden staff is the same as that developed especially for the landscaping of the Olympic Park, by Professors James Hitchmough and Nigel Dunnett of the University of Sheffield. … chris.elliott@cambridge-news.co …
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UK: Transfer Blueberry from pot to ground – Gardening and …

If your garden grows Pieris, Rhododendron, Camellia or blue hydrangeas well, then you can bet its on the acidic side, so plant the blueberry out in autumn.
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University of Liverpool – University News – Ness Gardens to host …

University of Liverpool – University News – Ness Gardens to host …

Ness Gardens to host Gardeners' Question Time. published on August 6 2012 this article has no comments. Ness Gardens is one of England's major botanic …
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Discover your Perfect Garden Type with Spalding

Spalding Plant and Bulb Company are one of the UK's most trusted mail order garden catalogue businesses, with a reputation and experience as a garden mail order business which spans over 65 years. Be reassured with our expert knowledge in getting the …
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Garden planner: August

Everyone is on the movein August as Britons chalk up more motorway miles visiting friends and family than at any other time except Christmas. Our gardens turn from something to look at into interactive recreation centres (and suppliers to the catering …
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Enjoy a day out at Pensthorpe Wildlife & Gardens

Enjoy a day out at Pensthorpe Wildlife & Gardens

The day out at Pensthorpe Wildlife & Gardens takes place on August 25. Find out more at fordopendoors.co.uk/events/pensthorpe-wildlife-and-gardens/. – For more information on the exclusive Open Doors experiences, full listings and to enter the ballot …
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Southport Flower Show blooms with Coronation Street

Southport Flower Show Chief Executive David Jackson said: “Celebrating the North's favourite street at the North's favourite garden show will be a big hit with visitors and hopefully encourage everyone to have a go at gardening.” There is also a comfy …
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Growing enthusiasm for allotments

To celebrate National Allotments Week this week, Herald Reporter Claire Jones found out why hundreds of green-fingered folk in the city endure back pain, sore knees and dirty fingernails for the satisfaction of growing their own. GARDENING enthusiasts …
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Reasons to be optimistic about the UK Organic Market from GoodnessDirect

Reasons to be optimistic about the UK Organic Market from GoodnessDirect

And there's still the appeal to organic gardening with ideas like Aconbury's Organic Seed Sprouter kit. It's organic gardening on the kitchen window sill, and it appeals to the health conscious, offering a a wealth of nutritious sapling vegetables for …
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Facing the final hurdle! Meet the finalists in the horticultural equivalent of …

I say 'cruel' because the standard this year has been exceptionally high. The weather may have made life difficult but the judges say that the quality of gardens on this the 20th anniversary of the competition is as good as it has ever been. The …
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How to use willow in the garden

With Clare Wilks (clarewilks.co.uk), we have made huge willow nests in trees, tunnels, domes and other structures on my big Japanese project. In May, with Sue Kirk (suekirkwillowbaskets.co.uk), we made curved, raised vegetable beds and vegetable …
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