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wildflowers at the Olympic Park

wildflowers at the Olympic Park

If you want to see the big ideas coming out of British horticulture, there's no better – or bigger – showcase than the gardens and meadows of the Olympic Park in Stratford. The 250-hectare site in east London has been filled with 4000 trees, 300000 …
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Gardeners battle rain and mud as RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park …

Rain and mud have caused huge problems for gardeners preparing for the annual floral extravaganza at Tatton.
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MY GARDEN AND OTHER ANIMALS BY MIKE DILGER (HarperCollins 14.99)

Creating a wildlife garden from scratch is not without its frustrations: there's a huge lump of concrete in the exact place they want to dig their pond, a rat sets up home in their chicken coop and the British weather conspires against them. But there …
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Offer of the Week: Carlingford potatoes – In The Garden – Gardening …

Offer of the Week: Carlingford potatoes – In The Garden – Gardening …

HERE'S your chance to enjoy second cropping new potatoes straight from your garden – you could even dish them up fresh on Christmas Day.
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The Yeo Valley garden keeps organics at its heart

At the Yeo Valley organic garden at Holt Farm in the Mendip Hills of Somerset, Sarah Mead and her head gardener, James Cox, and their team, have made an inspiring and ever-evolving garden with organics at its heart. Holt Farm adjoins the Yeo Valley …
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Top Daily Gardener Job- Herts- ASAP Job Vacancy in South …

Top Daily Gardener Job- Herts- ASAP needed in South England, £25000 per annum. Visit Horticulture Jobs to view job details and apply online …
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Kingfisher sales flat as weather puts off gardening

Kingfisher sales flat as weather puts off gardening

B&Q owner Kingfisher (LON:KGF) said summer sales across the group were marginally down as unseasonably wet weather continued to batter Europe. Chief executive Ian Cheshire said the firm enticed customers into their stores with promotional activities …
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The best gardens sowing seeds of Olympic glory

London's Olympic Park, at just under a square mile, is the largest new park in the city for more than 100 years. For gardeners, the most exciting part will be the extensive and dramatic perennial planting, designed to be part of a permanent legacy …
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Alan Titchmarsh's top tips for pre-holiday garden – Express

Gardening :: Alan Titchmarsh's top tips for pre-holiday garden preparation – Alan Titchmarsh gardening and food growing tips.
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People in the UK are flooded with water. Lawn gardeners need …

People in the UK are flooded with water. Lawn gardeners need …

Water management for lawns and soil With all the summer rain the UK has been having domestic gardeners are suffering. This post details how excessive rain …
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22 year old UK male needs WORK Gardening & Landscaping …

experience in landscaping labouring, weekdays or weekends would take days work but looking for ongoing, white card n PPE, driving license.
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How to make the most of your garden this summer – when the sun finally comes …

… will draw the eye into the garden beyond. If the garden is narrow, though, you might prefer to lay them parallel to the wall to give it a feeling of width. How much? A 2.1m by 2.1m deck kit with handrails costs £204.25 (www.edecks.co.uk, call 0844 …
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TV gardener David Domoney: I perk up cut flowers by feeding them Viagra

TV gardener David Domoney: I perk up cut flowers by feeding them Viagra

David Domoney has been called the Heston Blumenthal of the gardening world. He talks to Metro about why having a quirky approach in the garden is so.
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Hogging the limelight: Why hedgehogs need a path through our gardens

… demonstrated by the Hedgehog Street campaign, which was launched jointly last year by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society and the People's Trust for Endangered Species. A survey of “Hedgehog Champions” shows that nearly 5000 gardens have …
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British Farmer Plants Heart-Shaped Meadow in Honor of Late Wife …

green, gardening, england, UK, gardens, green design, heart-shaped. When Janet passed away over a decade ago, Howes meticulously planned and planted …
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Win a pergola for your garden worth 259.99

Win a pergola for your garden worth 259.99

Enter our competition for your chance to win a wooden arch from Forest.
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Dublin garden designer's floral chandelier wins him silver at leading UK …

A GARDEN designer from north Dublin has won silver at one of Britain's most prestigious flower shows at Tatton Park in Cheshire.
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UK's front gardens paved over for parking spaces

Paved over front gardens are a very sad sight in many urban parts of the UK. They make streets even more gray than the already are and make the area look more unattractive. I have one question: how does one get permission to do such a thing? Houses in …
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On Topic of Gardening – GardenBanter.co.uk

On Topic of Gardening – GardenBanter.co.uk

Whilst I have every sympathy for Baz and others who have been affected by recent weather/floods etc., isn't it about time this newsgroup got back to.
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Growing problems of a soaring population

The 2011 Census shows the population of England and Wales has reached 56.1 million. GARETH McPHERSON asks what challenges face Cambridge with the number of people living in the city jumping by 13 per cent in a decade. THE powers that be need …
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British garden product manufacturers export at spogagafa …

For overseas buyers wishing to research and source the thousands of other UK garden, leisure and pet products available from member companies within …
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Millions of front gardens ripped up to ease the parking problem

Millions of front gardens ripped up to ease the parking problem

Millions of front gardens ripped up to ease the parking problem. The front garden is disappearing from the British urban landscape as drivers increasingly pave over their lawns to make space for parking. Parking shortage leads to disappearance of front …
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Wildlife gardening with Kate Humble – August

Late in the summer, the August greenery is beginning to lose its vibrancy, but the wildlife is still busy, particularly around the pond.
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Hot tubs, the craze driving neighbours up the wall

Hot tubs, the electrically heated communal baths that have sprung up in countless back gardens, have been named for the first time among the top 10 causes of “garden rage” in an annual survey. Whereas other entries on the list, such as power tools, …
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British garden product manufacturers export at spogagafa

British garden product manufacturers export at spogagafa

For overseas buyers wishing to research and source the thousands of other UK garden, leisure and pet products available from member companies within Gardenex, the federation has organised a garden and leisure industry information stand housed within …
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Gardeners battle rain and mud as RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park prepares to …

Rain and mud have caused huge problems for gardeners preparing for the annual floral extravaganza at Tatton.
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Pensioner fights off petunia-thieves with trowel

Harry Cook, 67, confronted the burglars and stopped them from making off with prize plants from his front garden in Loughborough, Leicestershire. After catching them in their van, he told them to “put the blooming things back” before watching them …
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Gardening http:www.sgm-uk.comadvicerotavator-hire Tips For …

Gardening http:www.sgm-uk.comadvicerotavator-hire Tips For …

Gardening http://www.sgm-uk.com/advice/rotavator-hire/ Tips For Fun And Functional Purposes. Gardening http://www.sgm-uk.com/advice/rotavator-hire/ Tips …
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Curious Tomato plant habit – Gardening in the UK Forum – GardenWeb

I have a Gardeners Delight plant which was grown from seed (from a recognised source) and was given a yellow tom which I have no idea what variety it is.
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Squad UK hospitality team announced for WorldSkills 2013

The National Apprenticeship Service has announced five young “skills stars” from the hospitality industry who have earned a place in Squad UK for an international skills competition – WorldSkills Leipzig 2013. … Held every two years in one of its 61 …
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