Tony Flanagan
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Miniature potager garden wins Silver
A miniature potager garden containing vegetables, herbs, flowers and many inspiring ideas for tiny gardens and young gardeners – was awarded a Silver Gilt at the Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair. The Family Potager Garden, created by Garden Organic’s Head Gardener,…
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Gardeners challenged to take 5 simple steps during Organic September
The nation’s gardeners are being challenged to make their gardens a welcoming haven for wildlife during Organic September and to adopt organic growing methods to help protect our planet now and in the future. Gardening experts at horticultural charity, Garden…
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GARDEN ORGANIC WELCOMES GOVERNMENT PEAT BAN
There’s been a step forward in Garden Organic’s long running campaign against the use of peat in gardening with the announcement that DEFRA will ban the sale of peat to amateur gardeners by 2024. But the charity, which is dedicated…
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PEAT BAN FOR 2024
All sales of peat to amateur gardeners in England will be banned by 2024, the government has announced today (Saturday 27th August, 2022). Peatlands are the UK’s largest carbon store but only approximately 13% of our peatlands are in a…
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PRODUCT REVIEWS: PRUNING TOOLS (OCTOBER 22)
Keeping your plants and trees trim and proper is easy when you have the right tools. Here’s a selection for different pruning tasks we have been putting to good use this month BEST BUY TELESCOPIC BYPASS LOPPERS With a precision…
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Adapt your gardening methods for drought and extreme heat
UK gardeners must adapt their habits to deal with extreme heat and drought brought about by climate change, says national horticultural charity, Garden Organic. Nine of the 10 warmest years for the UK have occurred since 2002, and the country is…
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HERITAGE VEG GARDEN TOURS
Go behind the scenes to discover how rare and unusual vegetables are being conserved for the future Coventry-based horticultural charity, Garden Organic conserves and grows 800 varieties of scarce vegetable cultivars for seed at Ryton Gardens, just outside the…
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PRODUCT REVIEWS: EDGING SHEARS (September 22)
Edging your lawns or grassy vegetable plot pathways is so much easier with a good pair of shears BEST BUYRAZORSHARP EDGING SHEARS These Kew Gardens Collection edging shears come with carbon steel blades, 19cm (7½in) in length, light aluminium handles…
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Search for ‘Britain’s Biggest Hedgehog Street’ begins
Two wildlife charities are asking members of the public to link their gardens this summer in a bid to help hedgehogs and find ‘Britain’s Biggest Hedgehog Street’. The British Hedgehog Preservation Society and People’s Trust for Endangered Species, who together…
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The most unique sheds according to TikTok
According to research, the average garden spend of a UK household in the last two years was £1,976, meaning more and more wild, wacky and practical garden buildings have been popping up across the nation. New research from Power Sheds…
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CHILDREN’S CHARITY CELEBRITY GARDEN MAKEOVER
Hampshire-based waste removal experts, HIPPO has awarded Oak House Children’s Home in Ilford a garden makeover from celebrity gardener Michael Perry, aka Mr Plant Geek. The competition, run by the creators of the HIPPOBAG, received almost 2,500 entries from individuals…
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PRODUCT REVIEWS: SPRAY GUNS (AUGUST 22)
The summer months can be dry ones so a good spray gun is a great asset to keep your plants well-watered BEST BUY SUPER PRO MULTI PATTERN SPRAY GUN This spray gun has ten different spray patterns, an all-metal body,…
