Category: Gardening uk

At the end of the garden, a huge orb of polished stone shines brightly: the handiwork of British sculptor Emily Young, called Solar Disc III, it suggests 'the rising of the sun, and the promise that a new day brings'. Sketches of 'Serenity', Richard's …
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Landscape gardening and design will have three UK entrants in 25-year-old Jack Jameson, from Ipswich and Ottley College, Aaron Jamison, 18, who goes to Northern Ireland's College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise, and Writtle College's Jack …
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Gardeners have saved seed for millennia. Some do it because they are counting the pennies, some because they like a particular variety that may not be easily available, or that performs especially well for them. Many like to have a few extra seeds to …
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The Garden Museum Café in Lambeth, whose kitchen is barely big enough for two people, was selected alongside dining rooms at some of the world's most famous museums. It was rated sixth in the world, up with the likes of the Michelin-starred Nerua at …
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James Wong has a new book out with details of over 80 unusual fruit and vegetables to try. Some of them you'll be growing already (globe artichokes), some …
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Yet the passionate gardener, who works meticulously from January onwards to ensure he is only left with the cream of the crop, insists simplicity is the secret to his success. The 78-year-old Aspatria resident took up gardening more than 60 years ago …
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… Hobhouse Cup for Highest Aggregate in Garden Produce and Flower Classes: Dale Toten; Founder's Cup for Highest Aggregate in Domestic Classes: Shana Dancy; Royal British Legion Cup for Highest Aggregate in Handicraft Classes: Sue Harris; Wilson …
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Both Timsbury and Radstock celebrated major success after being awarded gold in their categories with dozens of other prizes given to projects. In Timsbury, the group, who only entered the competition for the second time this year, also received the …
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Analysts at Genworth (NYSE: GNW), one of the world's leading providers of mortgage insurance, and the British Retail Consortium (BRC), say that enabling prudent mortgage lending to FTBs will help reverse declining sales in DIY, gardening, homewares, …
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The announcements came during a month-long initiative by the agency to recognise the British businesses that are helping to drive green growth through careful waste, water and energy use. The top place in the landscape and gardening section was also …
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They're the slimy invaders that attack our vegetable patches and play havoc with our best begonias, leaving a glistening trail of destruction behind them. Slugs have been a blight on British gardens for decades. But this year, after the wettest summer …
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In April last year, BBC managers were accused by Amateur Gardening magazine of “horticultural vandalism” after the former home of Gardeners' World in Birmingham was left abandoned. The show stopped filming at the Greenacre site in Edgbaston at the …
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The Sun newspaper's gardening column recently ran a story headlined “Binfection”, with a dramatic opener: “Disturbing reports reach us of weedkiller pollution in composts and manure.” They got the pollution bit right, but the rest looks like a …
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European designers excel at placing cutting-edge pieces within a more traditional building and landscape. And at the Maison&Objet show in Paris recently, I spotted some very chic furniture that would lift many an outdoor space. Garden seating can be an …
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A group of 12 volunteers from Wolseley UK came together to dig vegetable patches, prune, lift turf and build a new pathway on Friday, September 21, as part of a gardening day at the Workhouse Museum in Ripon . The volunteers from the heating and …
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Sally Coulthard's new book, Gardenalia: Furnishing your Garden with Flea Market Finds, Country Collectables and Architectural Salvage, mirrors my own style to such an extent that some of the photos looked exactly like my garden — and one or two of …
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9.31am: Monty Don, the gardening broadcaster and Soil Association president, has emailed me his thoughts on the book's legacy: Although I was too young to be aware of the publication of Silent Spring, … 10.09am: Georgina Downs from the UK Pesticides …
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Erena Wilson, who was born in Wellington, received ''non-survival head injuries'' after being hit by the Lebanese cedar branch at the Royal Botanical Gardens, south west London, at the weekend. West London Coroner's Court heard today that she was …
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A group of doctors has warned that children can be injured by trampolines. But when did they become a fixture of so many suburban family gardens? Travel by train past a run of gardens, and something strange seems to be going on. Trampolines – often …
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The gardeners who made Reading the Best City in the regional Britain in Bloom awards had their moment in the spotlight on Monday night. From the dedicated staff in the parks department, the environmentally conscious businesses and the florally fabulous …
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A recording of BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time in a Northumberland village has fallen foul of the weather. The programme's third ever show was recorded in Humshaugh 65 years ago and producers had planned to revisit as part of a northern …
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Have your say(0). A WOMAN was killed by a falling tree branch as she walked with two friends on a path in Kew Gardens, an inquest heard yesterday. They ran for their lives when they heard a crack and looked up to see branches falling on them last Sunday.
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It came as her alleged killer and ex-lover, 50-year-old Jean-Louis Cayrou, a French gardener, continued to insist he is innocent of any wrong-doing. He is on remand in prison, but last week also visited the house, along with the instructing judge who …
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The Ivel Valley Coffee Shop based at the Garden Centre is also taking part. More information about this great event can be found at http://coffee.macmillan.org.uk/Home.aspx. VILLAGE HALL: Henlow Tiny Tots will be holding a nearly new sale on Saturday, …
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This forum is for gardeners in the United Kingdom to discuss plants, techniques and sources.
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I do like a list, especially those 'what to do now' types that you find in gardening magazines, weekend papers and the like. Continue reading this post at ht…
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Officials from both the UK and Scottish governments have started working up the wording of an agreement whereby David Cameron will transfer the powers for a legal vote to take place. The Prime Minister and Alex Salmond are to meet shortly to sign off …
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Why are our Jerusalem artichokes getting smaller? Alys Fowler has the answer.
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The preparation work was carried out by gardening expert Gavin Johnson, of Enliven, who spent weeks with the residents helping to grow and cultivate all the plants. Residents also created two scarecrows, one with Olympic rings and the other holding his …
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