Category: Gardening uk

Awards for gardeners from Nailsea

Dedicated volunteer gardeners with learning disabilities have been given a cash grant and new tools from a Shepton Mallett garden centre.The hard working …
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Gardens open to help blind veterans

More than eight acres of stunning scenery will be opened up to the public in West Sussex to raise money for a charity supporting blind ex-Service men and …
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Thorny problems: storing manure and woodlice relocation

We live less than 200 yards from a plentiful supply of best-quality horse droppings. I'm currently mixing these with an equal volume of fresh grass cuttings.
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We're looking forward to breakfasts in sunspace

Bill and Lottie Taylor are settling into their new eco-house at St Neots. We have moved in, as reported in last week's paper, but we are still unpacking and settling …
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Chartwell: a garden fit for a British butterfly

Blenheim was presented to the Duke of Marlborough by a grateful nation, while his descendant Sir Winston Churchill bought Chartwell in 1922, and, finding it …
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Find Inspiration at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

… always a great way to get invaluable inspiration for design ideas in your garden. … be the ideal opportunity for you to enjoy the very best in British gardening.
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Take a stand and be proud of your garden

KEEN gardeners have just three weeks to put themselves forward for the city's battle of the bulbs.
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Sunday Garden – UK Veg Gardeners

My garden is coming together, today seen me planting into my new raised beds. I feel such a sense of achievement It's been a slow process, I have a condition…
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Yardsmart: 'Vegetable Gardening The Colonial Williamsburg Way' a …

This is what made me fall in love with “Vegetable Gardening The Colonial Williamsburg Way” (Rodale, $30), … Raw Video: Suspicious Blast Kills Child in UK …
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Beauty and the beards! Why no garden should be without bearded …

Their voluptuous, velvety flowers come in every colour imaginable, says MONTY DON.
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Growing for gold in the Olympic Park

For me, the highlight of the Olympics will not be the clutch of gold medals that, hopefully, Team GB will win, but the arrival of 100ha (247 acres) of Olympic Park, …
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Life lessons with nature writer Robert Macfarlane

Robert Macfarlane, 35, is a travel and nature writer. A fellow of Emmanuel College, he lives in Cambridge with his wife Julia and children Lily, 8, and Tom, 6 …
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Clouds overhead? Never mind: there are still plenty of reasons to …

Gardener or not, I find it difficult to welcome so much rain. To start with, I find myself in conversations with other soaking-wet people uttering platitudes such as, …
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Gardens ruined as warm, wet weather triggers an explosion in …

DIY chain B&Q, the UK's biggest garden retailer, with 359 stores, has seen a 44 per cent rise in sales of slug pellets in recent weeks. B&Q's Scottish stores said …
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UK: Jazz makes a splash at Good Food Show

… Food and Gardening Show at the NEC Birmingham. The event was visited by more than 120000 consumers over the five days and is seen as the UK's biggest …
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Could gardening save the NHS? Garden Partners scheme helps the …

Not only have lifestyles improved but new social networks have been forged, making people feel less alone and so less prone to depression.
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Army wives get gardening!

The army wives of Deepcut Barracks have enjoyed a fantastic six week gardening course run by Kate Turner from Flourish Community Garden in Frimley Lodge …
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Area Manager – Homebased role – Sales – Permanent – Working Mums

We sell an exciting range of gardening accessories for women, from our world famous Prick Protectors to the infamous Big Pink Dibber…check out …
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CSCS Strimmer / Light Gardening, – Jobs24.co.uk

All the details for CSCS Strimmer / Light Gardening in , on one page.
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Help with my girlfriends garden… – GardenBanter.co.uk

Hi, Im new to this forum and was hoping to get some tips. My girlfriends garden was a bit of a dump when she moved in, and now its getting towards.
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lovehome.co.uk: Garden design ideas for a rented property

Even if you're renting a flat or house, you can still create a stunning garden with these clever garden design ideas.
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Nip and tuck: Anna Pavord's summer pruning guide

I was all set this week to write a calmly rational piece on summer pruning. Then the storm came. We're not unused to storms in the southwest, so I cursed only …
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Follow Angie's gardening blog

A MUM-OF-TWO who launched a new career in landscape gardening after winning a competition is writing a blog about her experience.Angie Turner, aged 37, …
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Climate – UK Veg Gardeners

After listening to a very interesting programme on the radio it appears (according to an eminant scientist ) that because of global warming/climate change/ pri…
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Features: in the garden this week

FOR the last 15 years, Nick Hamilton, son of the late Geoff Hamilton, has been busy following in his father's green-fingered footsteps.
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Pottering – UK Veg Gardeners

View on my online blog Well the weather (again!!!) has changed for the worse here. Only managed a few snaps and essential work in between the heavy …
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Sandy's Garden

Sweet Sultan – The Missing Ruler. From time to time, I delight in browsing through a slim booklet which I bought many years ago and which I am delighted to …
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Designing small gardens: choosing lighting | Life and style …

If you want to enjoy your garden after dark, lighting is the answer, but it's tricky to get the balance of light and shade right. Garden designer Kate Gould explains …
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UK Low Price Briers Lady Gardener Gloves – Pink for Sale |

Tyke (England) – (VINE VOICE). This review is from: Briers Lady Gardener Gloves – Pink (Garden & Outdoors). These are excellent. Comfortable right from first …
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Norfolk Show preview: Recycled garden aims to inspire

Ideas for an eco-conscious county range from large gardens to a few pot plants, making gardening more affordable, fun and helping the environment at the …
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