Category: Gardening uk

Natasha Stewart, senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said: 'Statins and exercise can help combat high blood cholesterol levels and look after your heart. 'However, this research shows that the two together can provide a winning …
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How do I protect this plants from the frost? In our climate they need protection. I planted several in the garden, now the leaves are dying back. Shall I wait until …
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In 2000 he received several UK government grants for safety and innovation, which helped him fund the initial stages of his project. Once the concept was developed, he approached a number of leading garden tool manufacturers to produce his invention.
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HRH Event Mon 26th Nov 2012. Posted Friday 23rd November 2012. « News index …NEWS… Schoolchildren who have learned to love healthy food €“ with …
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Each year, usually some time in October, my local garden centre is magically transformed into a gaudy temple to Christmas tat. As obese ceramic robins jostle …
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Head Gardener needed in Sissinghurst Castle, near Cranbrook, Kent, £35000 + excellent benefits. Visit Horticulture Jobs to view job details and apply online …
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When the weather allows, check over any newly planted shrubs, trees and perennials. The exceptionally heavy rainfall this year might have exposed the roots. If so, put a thick layer of garden soil or loam-based compost over the exposed roots to protect …
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The tree fungus scare could be a storm in a teacup, says Tim Clapp, head of trees and horticulture for The Garden Centre Group, which represents 129 UK garden centres. “It won't affect our supplies at all,” he says. “Necrosis is nothing new and it's …
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Success will see the idea broadened out, with vast amounts of room available for edible gardening in a city which has more parkland per head of population than any other in the UK. It may also prompt the return of another 1990s brainwave: the council …
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The latest thing in gardens that are open to the public is a trend for encouraging visitors in winter; from now until the moment when March comes in like a lion. Winter is no longer the time when garden visits are off-season. This is more than a lure …
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Start a reference file, write down all the plants that will be suitable for your neighborhood, then reference them either for the Internet or through garden plant …
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Gardening in the UK has always been challenging due to variable weather, but further changes in our climate are not making thing easier according to the Met …
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Those who can work in the garden without a second thought are very lucky. Most of us are caught out by aches and pains at some point in our lives, but spare a thought for gardeners with more permanent problems. In Britain alone, there are more than 10 …
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Mark's Garden Services. Creating Affordable Garden – Luxury Spaces. Mark's Garden Services will design your garden according to your busy lifestyle and …
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HushHush has launched as a new “design-oriented” daily deals site in the UK, promising big discounts on fashion, interiors, gardening, and food and drink, from well-known brands such as the likes of Calvin Klein, Dolce and Gabbana, and French …
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The air may be cold now but the soil is still warm and that's what makes autumn and early winter such a good time to plant. Once in the ground, roots quietly grow away, despite the twiggy dormancy above, ready to fuel the blossom and ebullient rush of …
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Chalara fraxinea is a particularly virulent fungus that will have devastating effects on the British landscape and associated living flora and fauna. But our native ash is a prolific seeder. There are signs of resistance in the ash populations of …
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THERE'S a gift out there for every gardener this Christmas, whatever your purse size. Hannah Stephenson checks out some of the best presents on offer for the …
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“Cloughie finally said, 'I thought it a little strange to hear monkeys in the gardens of England but now I see you're not a monkey, you're a girl. No, wait a minute, you're not a girl either, so what am I looking at?' “Darren told him his name and he …
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Gardening presenter Matt James is busy passing on green-fingered tips to horticulture students in the Westcountry. Matt fronted Channel 4's City Gardener and often contributes to Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time, but now he is helping the first …
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It's hardly fair, is it? You spend years learning how to spell Schizostylis, then one day you wake up and find you're growing Hesperantha instead. The change of name is a nice illustration of how long it takes gardening to catch up with the scientists …
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I think I might be going a bit granny doolally where Alan Titchmarsh is concerned. It could be the signs of impending old age, because I didn't always love the …
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Workingmums.co.uk speaks to Martin Carty about his gardening business which scooped this years Workingmums.co.uk Top Employer Award for businesses …
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Novelty Kneepad (£4.99, www.gettingpersonal.co.uk): Ideal for green-fingered friends and family, a practical gift with a fun twist. Place the foam kneepad down anywhere in the garden and save those aching knees. Available with a range of novelty phrases.
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One of Norfolk's best-loved public gardens is to have a new floral display to light up the late winter months.
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The Envirofeed liquid plant food maker is a British product which has been designed, manufactured and packaged in South Yorkshire, so protecting jobs and supporting the local economy, while providing much needed revenue to a local charity (a sheltered …
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Eden Gardening Services offer a professional, reliable and …
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If you've had it bad in your garden this year, spare a thought for our wildlife. Our birds, butterflies, bees and other animals breed and hibernate at particular times, according to the availability of food and habitat. Frogs and toads emerge from …
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The Dig Together Day, an annual celebration of the work of the UK's gardening clubs and societies, will this year coincide with National Tree Week, 24 November to 2 December, which is run by the Tree Council. Director-general Pauline Buchanan Black …
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The Association of British Insurers has confirmed it is conducting a restructure with a view to keeping within its budget requirements in 2013. 19 Nov 2012; By Carolina … Post understands that Kirwan is already on gardening leave. When asked by Post …
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