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Wisbech designer heading for Japan's Gardening World Cup

Wisbech designer heading for Japan's Gardening World Cup

IN a year where British hopes for international competition glory are high, Wisbech garden designer Richard Miers has been invited to compete for world cup glory in Japan's third Gardening World Cup. Comments; Email; Print; Got a story? To send a link …
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Kiaran Stapleton: From schoolboy gardener to remorseless killer

Yet bizarrely it was at this time that as a talented gardener, he won New Prospect Housing's Best Kept Garden competition. While he appeared to have overcome his troubled youth, family and friends reported that he had always been prone to strange mood …
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School gardens: growing greener kids

Astonishing things have been happening in and around our fridge in recent weeks. Crumpled plastic sandwich bags crammed with curly lettuce leaves, rocket or radishes have been appearing on the top shelf and, within a matter of hours, disappearing again.
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Gardening lifeline for Tonga households

Gardening lifeline for Tonga households

Welcome to Ward 19 where a hive of gardening activities is part of the daily lives of the Tonga people, thanks to Save the Children UK and its Protracted Relief Programme in partnership with Environment Africa Tree Africa programme. 25.07.1209:38am …
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David Domoney: I can identify any plant, dead or alive

Described as the Heston Blumenthal of gardening, David Domoney grows cactus on ice and feeds Viagra to cut flowers. Anna Tyzack … A doctor at Hampton Court showed me an article in the British Medical Journal about the effect of Viagra on cut stems.
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CHARGE HANDS (LANDSCAPE) (GARDENING … – Reed.co.uk

View all details on this CHARGE HANDS (LANDSCAPE) (GARDENING) vacancy on reed.co.uk, the UK's #1 job site. You can also search for all similar roles …
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Gamesys: Tiki Triumph Paves the Way to a Garden Makeover for Green …

Gamesys: Tiki Triumph Paves the Way to a Garden Makeover for Green …

Jackpotjoy, one of the most famous gaming sites providing bingo, slots and casino games is delighted to report that Sheila's big payout looks set to have a rejuvenating effect on her gardening; it's sure to be boom time for local nurseries! Sheila had …
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Alternative Eden Exotic Garden: Nice Weather for Ducks

So it was nice enough to know that we'll be able to do some gardening and ….. as our …
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The Olympic Park is blooming

The London Olympic Park, the largest new open space in the capital for 150 years, has acres of woodlands and wetlands, wildflower meadows and global gardens, and has, without doubt, raised the bar of British horticulture and landscape design. Ox-eye …
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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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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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Millions of front gardens ripped up to ease the parking problem

Millions of front gardens ripped up to ease the parking problem

Millions of front gardens ripped up to ease the parking problem. The front garden is disappearing from the British urban landscape as drivers increasingly pave over their lawns to make space for parking. Parking shortage leads to disappearance of front …
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Wildlife gardening with Kate Humble – August

Late in the summer, the August greenery is beginning to lose its vibrancy, but the wildlife is still busy, particularly around the pond.
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Hot tubs, the craze driving neighbours up the wall

Hot tubs, the electrically heated communal baths that have sprung up in countless back gardens, have been named for the first time among the top 10 causes of “garden rage” in an annual survey. Whereas other entries on the list, such as power tools, …
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Slug alert! Invasion of the gastropods

Slug alert! Invasion of the gastropods

This is the summer of the slug. Gardeners and nurseries all over the country are finding that mild weather, punctuated by record levels of rainfall, has caused the population of the greedy gastropods to increase dramatically, and expert horticulturists …
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People power at Tatton Park

Community gardening has seen a boost in interest, with the RHS reporting a 20% rise in It's Your Neighbourhood and RHS Britain in Bloom groups across the North of England, and as the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park gets set to open, the charity hopes …
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How does your garden grow (Vogue.com UK)

Head down to the Old English Garden, in Battersea Park where Jo Malone Limited has teamed up with Thrive, the charity whose mission is to harness the therapeutic power of gardening to help those with physical disability.The Vogue Blog
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Tottenham riots-inspired garden wins silver at top show

Tottenham riots-inspired garden wins silver at top show

A young Tottenham gardener has been given silver at one of the world's most famous flower shows for his riots-inspired design.
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BLOOMING WEATHER SPELLS MASSIVE CUTS – Express

Gardening :: Blooming weather spells massive cuts – Alan Titchmarsh gardening and food growing tips.
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FIRE GARDEN LIGHTS UP STONEHENGE AS PART OF … – Express

Gardening :: Fire Garden lights up Stonehenge as part of Olympic celebrations – Alan …
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How does your garden grow? (Vogue.com UK)

How does your garden grow? (Vogue.com UK)

Head down to the Old English Garden, in Battersea Park where Jo Malone Limited has teamed up with Thrive, the charity whose mission is to harness the therapeutic power of gardening to help those with physical disability.The Vogue Blog
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Gardeners urged to be top of crop

IT is the last chance for gardeners to have a chance of getting their pride and joy counted in this year's Oxford in Bloom.
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GARDENING: Tip-toe thro' the tulips

Judging by the plethora of catalogues dropping through my letterbox, no prizes for guessing the favourite spring bulbs for autumn planting…
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Keeping up with the Joneses is filling our gardens with grot!

Keeping up with the Joneses is filling our gardens with grot!

The heart goes out to Lesley Cherry, who came home from holiday to find that her £4500 wooden decking at the back of her house had been torn down by the council. But my heart only goes halfway out.
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Wychbold garden centre marks 75 years of growth

IT is unlikely that the founders of a small seeds trial ground at Wychbold in 1937 could have dreamed of the growth that was to follow in the next 75 years.
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Top of the plots: Showcasing the best of Britain's gardens in our second …

Our competition showcases the best of British – and we do gardening better than any country on earth.
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