Category: Gardening uk

Wind speeds in the area around the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, south-west London, reached a peak of 30mph at 4pm yesterday and were likely to be close to that at the time of the woman's death, Tom Tobler, forecaster with MeteoGroup, the weather …
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Three years ago British doctors at Kingston Hospital in south-west London issued a similar warning, saying that a combination of “inadequate adult supervision, several people using the trampoline simultaneously and insufficient safety equipment seems …
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Residents at Care UK's Pinetum home in Chester have been enjoying a newly renovated garden thanks to the efforts of Blacon under-16 football team, who wanted to organise a sponsored gardening event to raise funds for new kits. The football team …
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Wind speeds in the area around the Royal Botanical Gardens reached a peak of 30mph on Sunday and were likely to be close to that at the time of the woman's death, Tom Tobler, forecaster with MeteoGroup, said. Her death came as communities around the …
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A spokesman for the police said officers were called to the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew, south-west London, by the London Ambulance Service at about 2.10pm on Sunday. Police and paramedics attended the scene, but were unable to save her.
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TV gardener and designer David Domoney has been spending a bit of time in … at Three Cocks, near Brecon (www.oldrailwaylinenursery.co.uk) next Saturday.
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Look, I love digging and pruning as much as the next horticulturalist, but there are some things I find very irritating about gardening. For instance, seeing a plant growing in a garden, looking stupendous, and then getting on the internet and finding …
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Hi Charles, just wondered how your celeriac have done so far? Mine here on both gardens have been not done well after what could have been the perfect …
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You may be a member of the Royal Horticultural Society, or of any number of the many other gardening societies. You are less likely to be a member of the Botanical Society of the British Isles (BSBI). Quite possibly you've never heard of it. I know …
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“I just love indulging my passion for plants.” You can meet David (www.daviddomoney.com) when he opens the new restaurant and shop at The Old Railway Line Garden Centre at Three Cocks, near Brecon (www.oldrailwaylinenursery.co.uk) next Saturday.
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There's something very satisfying about getting to grips with the garden in autumn. This is the season when nature doesn't fight back so hard, so once you've pruned, weeded and reduced the overgrowth, you have a breathing space until it all grows back …
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Anne is pictured with group chrmn Michael Horsnell, members and other representatives in the orchard in the Byes. Photo by Simon Horn. Ref shs 5167-38-12SH To order your copy of this photograph visit www.sidmouthherald.co.uk and click on myphotos24 …
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The Garden of England has been showered with praise at the annual South and South East in Bloom. Despite the efforts of the weather to wilt the enthusiasm of even the keenest gardeners several areas took good prizes, including Tunbridge Wells with gold …
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The trend has been fuelled by the rise in the popularity of “grow your own” vegetable gardening. Many more women, more families and a much more socially diverse range of Britons are now among the UK's 20 million gardeners, participating in a garden …
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Bo and his fellow gardeners attend Chisenhale primary school, one of nearly 16,000 that have registered for the RHS Campaign for School Gardening which is celebrating its fifth anniversary this month. The benefits of school gardening range from …
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Schools across South East England are baking birthday cakes from produce they've grown to celebrate the RHS Campaign for School Gardening fifth anniversary (September 19) and the fact that nearly 3,000 schools in the South East are now registered with …
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Last week it was announced that the parish council of Bourton-on-the-Water, a picture-postcard village in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds, has voted to replace some of its green with artificial grass. So many tourists visit the village that the real …
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Seasonal & Floristry. Wreaths. Wreath Accessories & Decorations. Seasonal Planters. Ice Melt / Salt Spreaders. Other Seasonal & Floristry Equipment …
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New species of slug may pose a threat to British species and cause problems for gardeners.
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I have heard almost as many people talking about the colourful meadows at the Olympic site as about Sir Chris Hoy and Mo Farah. The perennial wildflower meadows in Stratford were the work of James Hitchmough, professor of the Department of Landscape …
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Adults £4, concs £3 (0121 414 3003; winterbourne.org.uk). September 28-30. Harvest Flower Festival, 11am-5pm, St David's Church, Wettenhall, nr Winsford, Cheshire. Plant sales, refreshments. Admission £5 (wettenhallchurch.org.uk). September 29 …
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Gardener. 40 hours per week. King's Ely is a thriving independent school with around 1000 pupils aged 3 – 18. Nearly 250 over the age of 8 are boarders.
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Veg Out at Urban Veg, 2-9pm, Winterbourne House and Garden, University of Brimingham, Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham. Veg growing tips, with sales, food and drink. Adults £4, concs £3 (0121 414 3003; winterbourne.org.uk). September 28-30 …
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Native wisdom | Gardening | – Alan Titchmarsh gardening and food growing tips.
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Schools across the North West of England are baking birthday cakes from produce they've grown to celebrate the RHS Campaign for School Gardening fifth anniversary (September 19) and the fact that over 1,800 schools in the North West are now registered …
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April is a good time, as long as the weather is warm enough and nemasysinfo.co.uk has an amazing array of creatures that pray on pests as well as very helpful advice. The Royal Horticultural Society website, contains a wealth of knowledge both for …
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Earlier this year the preservation trust held a competition to find the most spectacular photos of the Harold Peto designed gardens. The contest was judged by well-known garden photographer Rachel Warne and Mike Perry of David Lipson Photography.
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A quiet, charming 18th-century town house with stylish accommodation, gardens and fine dining (01386 840256; kingscampden.co.uk; double b&b from £125 per night; cottage suite £255). kings. The Bear of Rodborough Hotel, Stroud £££ Comfortable …
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While snap, poker and bridge are the card games favoured in the UK, Germans prefer the trick-taking “brain game” skat. Played for more … The first German garden allotments can be traced back to 1814, when a pastor leased out 24 garden plots. In the …
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Traversing the country in her trusty campervan 'Battenburg', the star of My Tasty Travels has been seeking out the people and places that make the British summer unique. For more information on community gardening, contact Kate Turner on 07500 087689.
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