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Peta UK (Practical Ergonomic and Therapeutic Aids) designs, manufactures and supplies tools, aids and assistive devices for sufferers of arthritis and other conditions resulting in reduced grip strength. Its tools have recently been tested by Thrive, a …
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GARDENING ANYTHING that provides colour and interest to the garden at this dour time of year — other than the falling leaves — is a real bonus. One such choice is Juniperous, which, in its low-growing forms, provides pleasing and trouble-free ground …
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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 Titch. For a start, he appeared on my TV radar just after the tragic death of committedly …
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CORNWALL folk are invited to join Mr and Mrs Christmas to celebrate the start of the festive season this weekend. There's a range of activities at Par Garden Centre as part of its free Christmas fair weekend raising money for the Meningitis Trust …
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It was grimly amusing to read a BBC News online story this week asking, “Why has ash disease gripped [the] nation's attention?” To the political punditocracy there is apparently something odd about the fact that people care more about the health of …
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I started in cricket journalism in the UK in 2001. One day in Lord's press box, an elderly cricket hack called Norman de Mesquita decided I had 'taken his job'. He started a campaign of muttering in the press box, which Selvey and others joined in. I …
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“Gardening website help?” – Find the answer to this question and millions more on Yahoo! UK & Ireland Answers.
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I could rant that the British Garden Retail Awards decided to celebrate a product from an American multinational, or I could rage about Monsanto's involvement with GMOs, or for that matter Scotts Miracle-Gro's own less-than-ethical recent history: this …
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Sometimes it's difficult to know what to do with certain vegetables at this time of year. Not so much the cabbages, parsnip, kale and leeks – they'll be fine outside whatever the weather – but there are others that don't last so well in the frost and …
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Other pictures compiled for a quirky book of mini-gardens planted in potholes across Britain's capital include a tiny Mini Cooper car in a royal garden with red-coated soldier, an iconic telephone box and the priceless reactions of real Londoners …
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Professor Nigel Dunnett, one of the team behind the UK's largest ever man-made wildflower meadows at the Olympic Park, will be in Bristol tomorrow [Thursday …
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THE Bay may be beautiful but it won't be blooming, after organisers decided not to enter a gardening competition – despite a bumper crop of prizes this year. The town is not eligible to enter Britain in Bloom next year after it was judged top coastal …
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An extremely classy selection of easy to grow, decorative ferns that give exciting contrast in foliage, form and colour.
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Enter our superb contest and you could win a present that will keep on giving. Today's £1,500 of voucher prizes to celebrate Gift Card & Voucher Week (November 10-17) are from sponsor National Garden Gift Vouchers. They join Debenhams, H.Samuel and …
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There have been some cracking images uploaded to UK Veg over the last few months – so I thought why not have a photo competition. To enter simply upload …
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