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Newquay Going for Gardening Gold

Newquay Going for Gardening Gold

Newquay is preparing as judges for the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Britain in Bloom UK Finals 2012 will be visiting on Tuesday 31st July. Newquay is among 72 finalists, picked from more than a thousand cities, towns, villages and urban communities.
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Belmont House and gardens, Faversham, Kent: visiting a piece of history

These days, the house and gardens are part of a trust created by the fifth Lord Harris to restore and preserve the estate, so the public can learn about the family's history. For it is their role in the development of the British Empire; their travels …
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Could You Be A Garden Buddy

The project will be concentrating on Towcester and surrounding area in early months before rolling out to further South Northants areas. To sign up as a Garden Buddy or for more information contact Nicola on 01327 358264 or email nicola@snvb.org.uk.
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20% hit by green-fingered thieves

20% hit by green-fingered thieves

… prickly plants and using a weatherproof bicycle lock to chain hanging baskets up. More than 1000 homeowners with a garden or outside space took part in the UK-wide study. MPs have called for an 'urgent rethink' of Government proposals for a revamp …
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A garden for all seasons

In keeping with its motto, 'the best of the old and the new', the gardens at Fitzwilliam College combine traditional and contemporary planting to striking effect. Head gardener Steve Kidger gives Alice Ryan a guided tour. From the outside, Fitzwilliam …
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More Th>n : research reveals a new wave of plant theft sweeping the UK

Looking across the regions, it is not 'The Garden of England' where green-fingered thievery is in full bloom, but the North East – with 29 per cent of plant theft victims living in the area. Following closely behind is the North West (25 per cent) and …
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Woodbridge: 11-year-old Lucas wins national RHS gardening award

Woodbridge: 11-year-old Lucas wins national RHS gardening award

An avid gardener at home and key member of his school's gardening club, 11-year-old Lucas was selected from children nationwide as the UK's top school gardener in his age group, also winning the overall prize of RHS Young Gardener for all age groups.
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Match my thatch: Simon Cowell gets his garden bushes cut in the shape of his …

At a cost of around £40000, sexy Si has had his west London garden and patio re-done, with a three-tiered Cowell head-shaped bush as the horticultural centrepiece. In keeping with his OCD tendencies, a full-time, er, “head” gardener is employed to …
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Squad UK Landscape Gardening Selection Competition at RHS …

Eight of the UK's most talented young landscape gardeners who created Show Gardens for this year's RHS Flower Show Tatton Park (18 – 22 July) have had …
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Begonias are plants for all weathers

Begonias are plants for all weathers

A couple of years ago gardening experts were on the radio and television recommending plants which survive in drought. I thought to myself 'don't go along with what they say, keep to begonias'. I feel really sorry for allotmenteers. Earlier in the …
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Hot tubs: nice or naff, they're everywhere

The outdoor whirlpools, previously the preferred site of celebrity sex scandals, have now invaded so many UK homes that they have made it into the top 10 annoyances for 800 readers of Gardener's World magazine. Others include children and, more …
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Gardener's Question Time Summer party hosted for first time in North Wet

Ness Botanic Gardens is delighted to announce that they will be hosting the BBC Radio 4 Gardeners' Question Time annual Summer Garden Partyin September which they say is a fabulous opportunity for them to showcase the delights of the Gardens. Ness …
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wildflowers at the Olympic Park

wildflowers at the Olympic Park

If you want to see the big ideas coming out of British horticulture, there's no better – or bigger – showcase than the gardens and meadows of the Olympic Park in Stratford. The 250-hectare site in east London has been filled with 4000 trees, 300000 …
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Gardeners battle rain and mud as RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park …

Rain and mud have caused huge problems for gardeners preparing for the annual floral extravaganza at Tatton.
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MY GARDEN AND OTHER ANIMALS BY MIKE DILGER (HarperCollins 14.99)

Creating a wildlife garden from scratch is not without its frustrations: there's a huge lump of concrete in the exact place they want to dig their pond, a rat sets up home in their chicken coop and the British weather conspires against them. But there …
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Offer of the Week: Carlingford potatoes – In The Garden – Gardening …

Offer of the Week: Carlingford potatoes – In The Garden – Gardening …

HERE'S your chance to enjoy second cropping new potatoes straight from your garden – you could even dish them up fresh on Christmas Day.
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The Yeo Valley garden keeps organics at its heart

At the Yeo Valley organic garden at Holt Farm in the Mendip Hills of Somerset, Sarah Mead and her head gardener, James Cox, and their team, have made an inspiring and ever-evolving garden with organics at its heart. Holt Farm adjoins the Yeo Valley …
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Top Daily Gardener Job- Herts- ASAP Job Vacancy in South …

Top Daily Gardener Job- Herts- ASAP needed in South England, £25000 per annum. Visit Horticulture Jobs to view job details and apply online …
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Kingfisher sales flat as weather puts off gardening

Kingfisher sales flat as weather puts off gardening

B&Q owner Kingfisher (LON:KGF) said summer sales across the group were marginally down as unseasonably wet weather continued to batter Europe. Chief executive Ian Cheshire said the firm enticed customers into their stores with promotional activities …
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The best gardens sowing seeds of Olympic glory

London's Olympic Park, at just under a square mile, is the largest new park in the city for more than 100 years. For gardeners, the most exciting part will be the extensive and dramatic perennial planting, designed to be part of a permanent legacy …
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Alan Titchmarsh's top tips for pre-holiday garden – Express

Gardening :: Alan Titchmarsh's top tips for pre-holiday garden preparation – Alan Titchmarsh gardening and food growing tips.
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People in the UK are flooded with water. Lawn gardeners need …

People in the UK are flooded with water. Lawn gardeners need …

Water management for lawns and soil With all the summer rain the UK has been having domestic gardeners are suffering. This post details how excessive rain …
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22 year old UK male needs WORK Gardening & Landscaping …

experience in landscaping labouring, weekdays or weekends would take days work but looking for ongoing, white card n PPE, driving license.
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How to make the most of your garden this summer – when the sun finally comes …

… will draw the eye into the garden beyond. If the garden is narrow, though, you might prefer to lay them parallel to the wall to give it a feeling of width. How much? A 2.1m by 2.1m deck kit with handrails costs £204.25 (www.edecks.co.uk, call 0844 …
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TV gardener David Domoney: I perk up cut flowers by feeding them Viagra

TV gardener David Domoney: I perk up cut flowers by feeding them Viagra

David Domoney has been called the Heston Blumenthal of the gardening world. He talks to Metro about why having a quirky approach in the garden is so.
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Hogging the limelight: Why hedgehogs need a path through our gardens

… demonstrated by the Hedgehog Street campaign, which was launched jointly last year by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society and the People's Trust for Endangered Species. A survey of “Hedgehog Champions” shows that nearly 5000 gardens have …
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British Farmer Plants Heart-Shaped Meadow in Honor of Late Wife …

green, gardening, england, UK, gardens, green design, heart-shaped. When Janet passed away over a decade ago, Howes meticulously planned and planted …
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Win a pergola for your garden worth 259.99

Win a pergola for your garden worth 259.99

Enter our competition for your chance to win a wooden arch from Forest.
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Dublin garden designer's floral chandelier wins him silver at leading UK …

A GARDEN designer from north Dublin has won silver at one of Britain's most prestigious flower shows at Tatton Park in Cheshire.
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UK's front gardens paved over for parking spaces

Paved over front gardens are a very sad sight in many urban parts of the UK. They make streets even more gray than the already are and make the area look more unattractive. I have one question: how does one get permission to do such a thing? Houses in …
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