Tony Flanagan

  • Gold medal award for local charity’s ‘Small Spaces Big Ideas Garden’ 

    Gold medal award for local charity’s ‘Small Spaces Big Ideas Garden’ 

    Coventry based horticultural charity Garden Organic has won a gold medal for its ‘Small Spaces, Big Ideas Garden’ at the Gardeners’ World Live show at the NEC.  This petite garden demonstrates how a productive and beautiful organic and biodiverse garden…

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  • New Covent Garden Market’s British Flowers Week

    New Covent Garden Market’s British Flowers Week

    New Covent Garden Market’s British Flowers Week is back in bloom for its 10-year anniversary, 12th – 19th June 2022 British Flowers Week – a campaign run by New Covent Garden Market, the UK’s premier wholesale Flower Market – is…

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  • London Square Open Gardens Weekend 

    London Square Open Gardens Weekend 

    London Square Open Gardens Weekend will return to unlock the doors to some unique and hidden green spaces across London, not normally open to the public, on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th June 2022.  Over 100 historic, traditional, contemporary, kitchen and…

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  • Small Space – Big Ideas!

    Small Space – Big Ideas!

    At this year’s BBC Gardeners’ World Live Show (16-19 June 2022) at Birmingham NEC, an innovative, tiny organic garden will be on display to prove just how much can be achieved in the most compact outdoor areas, whatever the budget. …

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  • Cherry Walks this July

    Cherry Walks this July

    Experience the delights of the Kentish cherry at Brogdale Farm this July with delicious cherries from the National Fruit Collection. Guided walking tours will be available all day from our expert and knowledgeable guides who will walk you through the…

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  • Gargrave Open Gardens

    Gargrave Open Gardens

    This year’s Gargrave Open Gardens is to be held on 18th and 19th June 2022. The much loved community event returns after last year’s mightily successful first ever weekend event! A variety of Gargrave’s garden gems will be open each…

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  • PRODUCT REVIEWS: CONTAINERS FOR SMALL SPACES (JULY 22)

    PRODUCT REVIEWS: CONTAINERS FOR SMALL SPACES (JULY 22)

    You don’t need a lot of space to grow crops, so take a look at these containers for growing fruit, vegetables and herbs on your patio or balcony, in your backyard or even outside your backdoor BEST BUYHERB PLANTER Made…

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  • PRODUCT REVIEWS: BRUSHES (June 22)

    PRODUCT REVIEWS: BRUSHES (June 22)

    Give your garden a good brush up – literally! Here’s a selection of brushes for different purposes in and around your plot that we have been trying out this month BEST BUY SWOP TOP CLEANING SYSTEM Designed for cleaning conservatory…

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  • PRODUCT REVIEWS: GARDEN WEAR (MAY 22)

    PRODUCT REVIEWS: GARDEN WEAR (MAY 22)

    Looking for some stylish garden wear that is practical too? BEST BUYSUEDE TOOL WAIST APRON Handmade in the UK, this dark brown suede tool apron will protect legs from brambles and dirt but can also be used for carrying hand…

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  • Charity welcomes  ban on toxic chemical to keep slugs at bay

    Charity welcomes ban on toxic chemical to keep slugs at bay

    Campaigners at a horticultural charity are welcoming the ‘long overdue’ ban on the use of metaldehyde, a harmful pesticide used to kill slugs, which comes into force on 31st March 2022.  Garden Organic, a charity which promotes the benefits of…

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  • One million FREE seed balls for UK school children

    One million FREE seed balls for UK school children

    Pollinator friendly company Seedball is working with the BBC to deliver one million seed balls to school children as part of ‘The Green Planet’ TV series. Teachers can apply for a free pack of ‘Green Planets’ to help re-wild schools…

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  • Workshops launch for green-fingered learners

    Workshops launch for green-fingered learners

    An exciting new prospectus of in-person workshops and online courses has been announced by a charity on a mission to encourage more climate-conscious gardeners to adopt organic principles in their home gardens. Horticultural charity, Garden Organic, is encouraging beginners and…

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