Losses included six of the eponymous Sevenoaks of Kent, 100 trees at Hampton Court and 700 at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, as well as many old friends in gardens around the country. A car crushed by a fallen tree in the aftermath of the Great Storm …
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Aside from gardening, Make a Difference Day, part of the UK volunteering charity CSV, is giving away several other free “how-to” guides to promote the wide variety of skills people can use and gain as volunteers. Each year, tens of thousands of people …
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It has been a peculiar year for fruit – as for much in the garden. Not to be deterred by the bad weather, however, apple growers are pushing ahead with their traditional apple days, celebrating all things appley with games, demonstrations and the …
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