Diary Dates
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Cornwall Garden Society’s Spring Flower Show Bursts into Bloom
Dramatic displays of spring flowers and shrubs; exquisite exhibits by leading nurseries and landscape artists; a spectacular spread of horticultural traders; a Floral Art marquee and botanical illustrations from the Eden Project’s Florilegium Society are just some of the features…
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CELEBRATING NATURE’S GIFT OF WELLBEING
At BBC Gardeners’ World Live Special Edition, well-being will be placed centre stage with a series of features showcasing how health and wellbeing is boosted by plants and gardening, or being around greenery and gardens. Ultimately, gardens make us feel…
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JOIN THE BIG BUTTERFLY COUNT
FROM 16 JULY AND FOR 3 WEEKS Garden wildlife specialist Vivara has teamed up with wildlife charity, Butterfly Conservation, to help encourage people to become citizen scientists this summer. The new website brand, owned by CJ WildBird Foods, has become…
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WATER SAVING WEEK MAY 17-22 2021: Save water and upgrade your houseplant care
Research reveals 46% of people believe their household uses under 20 litres a day when in actual fact, the average person in the UK uses 142 litres of water a day. Not only does wasting water mean higher bills, it…
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WEST DEAN WILD DENS OPEN IN TIME FOR HALF TERM
To coincide with the half term at the end of May, West Dean Gardens, near Chichester in West Sussex have opened a wild Den area in their award-winning gardens. As Tom Brown, Head Gardener at West Dean Gardens, explained: “Engaging…
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Brits urged to ‘grow wild’ for International Biodiversity Day (22 May)
New research published today (21 May) points to a growing disconnect between people and wildlife, despite many in the UK claiming they feel closer to nature following a year of lockdown. A survey commissioned by Jordans Cereals has found that…
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LET’S ALL CELEBRATE WORLD BEE DAY
Today (May 20) is World Bee Day. How will you be celebrating? Why not resolve to set aside a part of your garden for bees or to leave a small part of the lawn un-mown for wild flowers to thrive?…
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Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens Announces Live Summer Events and Enchanted Woodland Trail
Visitors to Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens near Horsham West Sussex can enjoy a summer afternoon of live music, spectacular aerial performances, street theatre, a funfair and food and drink, says estate manager Adam Streeter, and explore a mile-long trail that…
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BRITISH ARTISTS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR HORATIO’S GARDEN
Over 60 of the UK’s leading artists have donated works to be auctioned online from Saturday 15th – Sunday 30th May 2021 to raise vital funds for Horatio’s Garden, a charity that supports patients, their loved ones and NHS staff…
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Celebrity Gardener Toby Buckland urges us all to “use our gardens for good”
During lockdown many Britons turned to gardening with new-found – or renewed – enthusiasm. Now that coronavirus restrictions are easing in the UK, celebrity gardener and patron of the charity Send a Cow, Toby Buckland, is encouraging us to pay back what we’ve gained from our green spaces this past year – by helping people in Africa who are still at risk in the pandemic, and…
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discover the floral splendour of britain’s greatest palace
It’s National Gardening Week from 26th April – 2nd May. Enjoy a great day out at Blenheim Palace and discover its magical mix of ancient woodland, lakes, formal gardens and ‘Capability’ Brown-landscaped parkland. This year the Oxfordshire UNESCO World Heritage…
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PLANTING HOPE AT LONGFORD CASTLE
Stunning private estate to welcome visitors this June in support of national charity Horatio’s Garden Longford Castle, the private ancestral seat of the Radnor family for over 300 years, built byElizabeth I chief lady-in-waiting, will be opening its spectacular gardens…
