Steve Ott
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Gorgeous gardens to open for charity
Cake and cups of tea will add to summer’s delights as hundreds of gardens, large and small, throw open their gates next month. The National Garden Scheme’s Festival Weekend 2018 will see gardens open for charity in all counties across…
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Chelsea Plant of the Year contenders
Burncoose Nurseries enters two plants for Plant of the Year at RHS Chelsea Flower Show RHS Chelsea Flower Show regular, Burncoose Nurseries, which is once again supported by Terra Firma, has two plants in the running for Plant of the…
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Could our obsession with mobile technology destroy wildlife?
Scientists are becoming increasingly concerned that 21st century devices could pose a threat to wildlife through radiation A scientific review of the impacts of electromagnetic radiation launched today reveals our limited understanding about how changes we are making to the…
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Kew Temperate House reopens
World’s largest Victorian greenhouse reopens after major restoration Kew Gardens in London has reopened its Temperate House – the world’s largest Victorian glasshouse – after a five-year restoration in which the Grade I-listed structure was stripped back to bare metal.…
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Underground internet
Plants ‘talk’ to each other using a complex underground communication system, according to a new study Plants ‘talk’ to each other using a complex underground communication system, according to a new study by biologists at the Swedish University of Agricultural…
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EU bans neonics
Help for bees as neonicotinoid insecticides are banned Europe-wide In a long-awaited decision, EU member states have voted in favour of a ban on the outdoor use of three neonicotinoid insecticides which scientific studies have linked to the decline of…
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Toxic caterpillar alert
Gardeners are warned to stay clear of oak tree caterpillars Caterpillars that can cause breathing difficulties and skin, eye and throat irritations have hatched in the south-east of England, and gardeners are being warned to steer clear. If you live…
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Pledge for veg
Veg Power is on a mission to get the UK eating its greens Kids are bombarded with junk food advertising, say the campaign organisers, but only 1.2% of the UK’s food and drink advertising spend is for vegetables. A new…
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Plantswoman Beth Chatto dies
Britain loses one of its most influential and best-loved gardeners It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Beth Chatto OBE VMH, the acclaimed gardener, writer and plantswoman. Beth Chatto was born on 27 June 1923 in…
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Growing on the web: Kirsty Ward
KG’s Olivia Peace chats to top gardening bloggers from the world-wide-web. This month she meets Kirsty Ward of mylittleallotmentsite. Meet Kirsty Ward, a rising star in the world of allotment blogging. She started gardening in April 2017 as a means…
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RESTORING PEACE OF MIND AT HAMPTON COURT
Garden designer, Alexandra Noble has been commissioned by the RHS to create a Health & Wellbeing garden at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show Alexandra is one of four designers in the brand new Lifestyle Gardens category which seeks to create…
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Eight Ways You Could Be Breaking the Law in Your Own Garden
British home owners are being warned of the eight surprising ways they could break the law in their own gardens. Garden experts from GardenBuildingsDirect.co.uk have published a list of eight things Britons should avoid doing in their gardens this spring…
