Steve Ott

  • Restoration hots up at Stanmer Park

    Restoration hots up at Stanmer Park

    Construction continues at Stanmer Park, as the first new recruits get busy Work began at Stanmer Park in June 2019 and is due for completion by August 2020. The £5.1 million project is being funded by the National Lottery Heritage…

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  • Celebrate magnificent magnolia month in Cornwall

    Celebrate magnificent magnolia month in Cornwall

    Take a spring selfie among the blooms and you could win a two-night stay at a country house hotel in this ruggedly beautiful county Garden lovers across the UK are being invited to be part of Cornwall’s Spring Story 2020,…

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  • Gardening talk for Sue Ryder charity

    Gardening talk for Sue Ryder charity

    Catch up with news from the wonderful garden of former Gardeners’ World presenter Geoff Hamilton, thanks to his son Nick Barnsdale the TV Years is the title of a talk to be held on Thursday, May 7 in the Great…

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  • Mudketeers diary -14th February 2020

    Mudketeers diary -14th February 2020

    Lifting and planting strawberries A lovely day out on the plot before storm Dennis arrives. I decided to lift some strawberry runners to plant up in pots. The old bed is going to be dug up and used for vegetables…

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  • Enjoy the health benefits of growing your own (and eating it!)

    Enjoy the health benefits of growing your own (and eating it!)

    We’re not eating enough of our greens… but men can improve their health with a spot of gardening, separate reports say The NHS annual Health Survey (2018) published December 2019 reveals that nearly two-thirds of us are ignoring the health…

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  • March at the Garden Museum

    March at the Garden Museum

    There are some tasty and tantalising treats on offer at the Garden Museum at Lambeth, London, in March. Here are some dates for your diary. As part of its winter events programme the Garden Museum in Lambeth, London has a…

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  • Fears for insects as numbers decline

    Fears for insects as numbers decline

    Wildlife and people will suffer if the rapid rate of decline in the number of insects is not stemmed, says a new report Insect Declines and Why They Matter, a new report commissioned by an alliance of wildlife trusts in…

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  • Video: How to Sow Brussels Sprouts

    Video: How to Sow Brussels Sprouts

    Steve takes you through how to get started sowing brussels sprouts. For more videos, visit the Kitchen Garden YouTube channel at the link below: www.youtube.com/kitchengardenmagazine

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  • Video: How to use Seed Mats

    Video: How to use Seed Mats

    Steve takes you through how to use seed mats and the benefits they bring. For more videos, visit the Kitchen Garden YouTube channel at the link below: www.youtube.com/kitchengardenmagazine

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  • ‘Threatened Plant of the Year’ competition launches this February

    ‘Threatened Plant of the Year’ competition launches this February

    Plant Heritage calls for threatened plants to be entered into a new competition, with the winner crowned at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival in July From the 1st February 2020 Plant Heritage, the world’s leading cultivated plant conservation charity,…

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  • Podcast 72: Jobs for January

    Podcast 72: Jobs for January

    The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast – packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. Thanks for downloading episode 72 of the Kitchen Garden podcast. Steve, Emma and Tony have been bracing the cold to get some jobs done…

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  • Video: A Round-Up of Fantastic Products for your Garden

    Video: A Round-Up of Fantastic Products for your Garden

    The team review garden loppers, grow lights, pruning saws and more! Growing Lights In this video, Steve and Tony take a look at some growing lights which could be ideal for growing throughout winter. Testing Pruning Saws Tony, Steve and…

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