Category: Gardening uk

Just because the days are getting cooler and shorter doesn't mean children have to stop enjoying lots of outdoor play. Having fun and creative garden projects …
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The cash was raised through ticket sales and a raffle at the popular gardeners' question time, organised by the Wyre Forest committee of Cancer Research UK. The event was held at Kidderminster's Stone Manor Hotel last Wednesday. An expert panel …
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Whilst we have never lost the sense of creativity that comes with gardening, many people these days put low maintenance way above their imaginations. At least that was until people discovered Zen. Companies like Safestyle UK (the guys that fit all that …
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The angle, depth and quality of light from the late-summer sun softens most of the riotous colour combinations that proliferate in gardens at this time of the year. How else could we view a bed of those perennial favourites: mauve Michaelmas daisies, …
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… Hilltop Gardening Club programme is the first in a series of autumn evening monthly talks on October 2 at 7.30pm at Eastcombe Village Hall. Details of the club's full programme for 2012-13 can be found on its website at: www.hilltopgardeningclub …
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Writing a piece on planting on slopes for the weekly British magazine Amateur Gardening*, I checked the availability of two exceptional creeping ferns which are …
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Harrogate, UK — Retired building surveyor and gardener Peter Glazebrook, 68, of Halam, near Newark, set a new record for the world's heaviest onion for the second year in a row at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show; his giant onion tipped the scales at …
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What's wrong with my arbutus? The branches look burned, the leaves have rust and it's generally in a sorry state – what should I do? Alys Fowler has the …
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The Garden Of Evening Mists author Tan Twang Eng talks about his Man Booker prize nomination, the appeal of Malaysian history and the symbolism of gardening. … Do you feel vindicated, given that no major British publisher picked up The Gift Of Rain?
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Anglian Water wins UK Water efficiency award Tuesday, September 18, 2012 … It was given first prize in the Landscape and Gardening category for its efforts to …
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A friend of Tim's, Naomi Schillinger, whose job involves encouraging gardeners to grow vegetables in their front gardens (see outofmyshed.co.uk), is convinced that Tim's work has positive effects on communities, something she is passionate about.
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The collection for the Red Label Spring- Summer '13 took inspiration from British royal gardens. Throughout history; architecture, aesthetics and fashions from across the globe have influenced these British country gardens. From the squared formality …
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Small Garden by John Brookes. £16.99, dk.co.uk. Brookes was writing about the concept of the garden as an outside room before TV makeover programmes were thought of. 3. RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. £65, dk.co.uk. With more than 15,000 …
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Our business provides all aspects of tree work, landscaping and fencing. We are fully insured up to the sum of one million pounds. Free no obligation quotes call …
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Slightly more architectural than anything, they are easily the best value for money plants to be found near the patio – I often think they give a garden an Edwardian theme and quite a change from the lilies of all descriptions we get in the majority of …
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Peter Glazebrook with his world record breaking onion that weighed in at 18lbs 1oz at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show.
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This forum is for gardeners in the United Kingdom to discuss plants, techniques and sources.
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I am no gardener, but that doesn't mean I don't revel in good gardens. I hate, hate, hate, classical French gardens, and love, love, love, their English equivalents. So it's no surprise that I was never a fan of excessively tidy straight-rowed suburban …
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A British company that specialises in sustainable gardening products for local authorities in the UK has been chosen by a council in the USA to supply floral planters to adorn the town's streets and public areas. Derbyshire based Amberol has supplied …
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Few DJs can boast such cult status in the UK as Harvey Basset: former Moist resident at The Gardening Club; responsible for bringing the likes of Francois K, Kenny Carpenter and Larry Levan to the UK; and owner of fabled and highly collectable Black …
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A free gardening service set up by the Woodside Residents Action Group is proving a big hit with local pensioners – but more volunteers are needed to make the scheme a success. The project, which is still in its early days, is aimed mainly at elderly …
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The vast majority of our garden plants are introduced from abroad. The story of the “plant hunters” is well-known; their lives, with a support cast of native porters and guides, bandits, and hostile officials, appeal to our love of romance and drama …
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Geoff Stonebanks, of 4 Marine Drive, was appointed an Assistant County Organiser for the National Gardens Scheme in East Sussex in June this year, after starting to open his garden for the organisation in 2011. This was to be the start of a gardening …
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Gardener produces onion weighing 18lb and smashes the world record ….. Bianca Gascoigne's vocal talent as singer fails to score on UK X Factor Was a flop …
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In the UK, in a mild winter, particularly down south, it should need no protection, but rather than risk losses, a cloche or fleece will ensure it remains in growth. If you are growing it in a pot, use a “long tom” with a good depth (at least 15cm …
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THIS week, we have three Hozelock Autoreel kits for schools to win – they are worth £130 each and are ideal for schools with veg patches some distance from the outside tape. WIN one of ten Hozelock Auto Reels with more than 130ft of self-retracting …
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The RHS just carried out a survey which found that 24 per cent of adults “don't buy” plants. I'm startled: a full three-quarters of grown-ups really go to a garden centre and purchase plants? I'm used to thinking of gardening as a niche interest, like …
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Perhaps that's its fate: chervil may be known in some circles as gourmet herb, but it's not something you'll find on a supermarket shelf or alongside its cousin, parsley, on the average garden centre bench. Thankfully, chervil hadn't forgotten me. My …
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After a period of home renovation during which our garden went to seed, our arbutus now has nettles growing through its base, the branches look burned and stressed, and the leaves have a rust problem. What can I do? Competition from the hungry nettles …
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The word 'smug' best describes how I feel at harvest time. When others are back and forth to the supermarket for fruit and vegetables I have only to step into the garden. But there is one snag: too much and all at the same time. A 200yd² kitchen garden …
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