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LONDON Oct 2 (Reuters) – British gardening supplies group William Sinclair Holdings PLC warned that it will miss market expectations for the year and said that its chief executive will step down, after record summer rainfall played havoc with the peat …
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Summerwood Lane Community Garden, who run a variety of workshops in organic fruit and vegetable growing, wildlife gardening and arts and crafts, are looking for a community garden volunteer to work in Clifton. Call Emma Jordan on 07944124423 or email …
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Frankly massive and possibly the poshest bird feeder around. No covered sides, though, so all those nuts can get blown around. 3. Traditional bird table. £9.99, robertdyas.co.uk. No trees? No problem, as this table comes with its own supporting structure.
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BULBS: From left, Elaine Gaskell, of Heathlands care home; Pat Catlin, of Age UK; and Sophie Perry, Maisie Phelps and Tom Harrison, all aged two, of Stepping Stones nursery. A CARE home welcomed toddlers from a nearby nursery to celebrate the …
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Here's a bit of fun adapted from last week's International Book Week: Grab the gardening book closest to you, turn to page 52, and post the 5th sentence as …
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THE Cradley Heath Flower and Gardening Club went back in time this week after attending a Victorian evening at Haden Hill House. All the staff were dressed as butlers, maids and the club's members also donned Victorian garb for the event. The ladies …
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There comes the sad, woeful feeling of autumn. Missed opportunities, projects unfinished, shortening day length, bad asters. Yep, asters: I can't stand them. The weak lilac blue of these wimpy late-summer daisies may be viewed by more high-minded …
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… and Gardening Services). Buy this photo at www.thisisphotosales.co.uk/grimsby or by contacting 08444 060910. ​ … If you require a handyman to finish off those little jobs or a gardener to spruce the borders, check out Handyman and Gardening Services.
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Slugs have been a blight on British gardens for decades. But this year, after the wettest summer in more than a century, we're in the midst of an invasion – and the slugs are bigger and more ferocious than ever. “Monster slugs” from the Iberian …
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However, British gardeners will always do their best to fill their borders with flowers, their baskets with blooms and their vegetable plots with the crunchiest, tastiest uce th th that at nature allows So produce that nature allows. So we are …
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Two weeks ago first seed catalogue arrived looking through I was amazed at the accesories on sale ,Five types of hoe which as far as I could see any sharp …
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Other speakers included some of the brightest young lights of the British gardening world – Alys Fowler, her fellow Guardian writer Lia Leendertz, self-sufficiency guru Simon Dawson, and Mark Diacono of Otter Farm – as well as our own Irish-based …
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Britain is the only country in the world where a cooking apple (the incomparable 'Bramley', of course) is a major force in the market. Elsewhere, the distinction isn't so clearly made. Any old apple will do for a French tarte tatin. Here, if you're …
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Start to clear out summer bedding plants if you plan to replace them with wallflowers or sweet williams. Though it is difficult to throw out plants that are still doing their best for you, you need time to fork over and feed the ground before the next …
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Today is the Autumnal Equinox, and for conventional gardeners that means hard work.
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