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New Partnership Helps Garden Organic Members Access More Organic Seeds
Gardening charity Garden Organic has formed a new alliance with Tamar Organics to encourage more gardeners to grow their own food in a sustainable way that protects the planet. Cornish based Tamar Organics offers an extensive range of organic vegetable…
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Was 2024 the worst gardening year on record?
Slugs, snails and damp weather combined to make 2024 an “anus horribilis” for many home vegetable growers – says sustainable gardening charity Garden Organic. A mild wet winter, followed by a cool and very damp spring meant that slugs and…
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PRODUCT REVIEWS: STARTER TOOLS (JAN 25)
New year, new tools? Or if you’re just starting out, how about some of the essential ones that will stand you in good stead over many years BEST BUY!ELEMENTS DIGGING SPADE This spade has a heat treated and hardened carbon…
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Wildlife in decline – what you can do!
Climate change, harmful pesticides, new invasive species and habitat loss are all contributing to a devastating decline in wildlife populations, says a gardening charity – as it calls on public support to tackle the environmental crisis. There’s been a 73%…
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PRODUCT REVIEWS: GIFTS FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON (DEC 24)
It’s that time of year when we start thinking of gifts for our nearest and dearest. Here’s our festive five which might be suitable for any gardeners in your life BEST BUY FLORA AND FAUNA KNEELO® KNEELER This kneeler is…
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Don’t give wildlife a fright this spooky season
How to enjoy Halloween and Bonfire Night with these wildlife-friendly tips from the RSPB With Halloween festivities and Bonfire Night preparations underway, we mustn’t forget about the wildlife on our doorsteps as the RSPB shares its top tips when planning…
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Gardening charity awarded hat-trick of National Plant Collections
Sustainable gardening charity Garden Organic has been recognised for its critically important conservation work by scooping its third National Plant Collection from Plant Heritage. The charity’s Heritage Seed Library, based at Ryton Gardens near Coventry, has just been named as…
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BECOME A SEED PARENT!
A gardening charity is asking people to adopt at-risk heritage seeds to make sure they continue to bloom for future generations. The Heritage Seed Library, run by sustainable gardening charity Garden Organic, holds the National Collection of Heritage Vegetables and…
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Show us your garden and be in with the chance to win!
Love your vegetable garden? We want to see it! Send us just a few pictures of your plot and you could be crowned one of our Top Plotters and be featured in Kitchen Garden magazine next year. But that’s not…
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Come to the Virtual Village Fete!
Coronation Gardens for Food and Nature project was brought about by His Majesty King Charles’s passion for community food growing, and is a partnership between The Wildlife Trusts, the WI, Garden Organic and Incredible Edible. The project is all about…
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‘SEED GUARDIANS’ WIN ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD
Volunteer gardeners and growers from Garden Organic’s Heritage Seed Library have scooped an ‘Environment Champion Award’ for their work protecting rare vegetable seeds. The Seed Guardians were announced as winners in the community category of the 12th Community Inspiration Awards…
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National Trust announces major garden investments
The National Trust has announced that £1 million of funding from Blue Diamond Garden Centres will be spent on garden and plant conservation projects, as it enters the third year of its brand licensing agreement with the garden centre…
