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KITCHEN GARDEN INDEX 2019
Need to find that great feature or order up a back issue? Then check out our complete 2019 index A Apple: Cooking: Jan 26-28 Asparagus: Apr 60-62 Wild: Jan 65 B Bartai, Gaby: Feb 26-31, Mar 84-86, Apr 26-31, Jun…
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Bonfire Safety for Hibernating Wildlife
Spare a thought for your garden wildlife before lighting that bonfire on Nov 5th With the approach of November 5th and the need to dispose of seasonal garden waste such as hedge cuttings and leaves, bonfires are a common sight…
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Liverpool’s Allerton Oak crowned England’s Tree of the Year
The Woodland Trust announces the results of its annual competition to find Britain’s best-loved tree The tree, which stands in the city’s Calderstones Park and was once home to a medieval court, received an impressive 34 per cent of more…
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RSPB’S Birdsong Initiative to Act on Climate Change
Birdsong is set to sweep the country as the UK calls for politicians to act on climate change and the environment On Thursday 17 October over five million people will hear soothing birdsong in over 5,000 unexpected locations including Westfield…
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Less is more: making your home and garden nature-friendly this autumn
Beth Markey, spokesperson for the RSPB, offers some top tips on how to help the wildlife that calls our autumn gardens ‘home’ Welcome to Keats’ “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”. Autumn’s early morning nip is upon us, evident in…
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‘Slice of Paradise’ Opens for Autumn
Joanna Lumley has been announced as a new Patron of the Himalayan Gardens and Sculpture Park as it opens for its autumn season on October 5 One of Yorkshire’s hidden gems, The Himalayan Garden and Sculpture Park in Grewelthorpe near…
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Be a Mindful Eater
Want to lose weight or eat more healthy? Eating mindfully is a key first step Do you ever reach for the second half of your lunchtime sandwich only to realise you’ve already eaten it? Or guzzle a family-size bag of…
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Free planting kits for Londoners
Hubbub joins forces with the Mayor of London, Starbucks, B&Q and IKEA Greenwich to give out 10,000 free planting kits on 14th September Environmental charity Hubbub and the Mayor of London have launched #GiveItAGrow, a new campaign to help make…
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Essential Nutrients to Improve Plant Flowering
Many gardeners know the flowering stage as the point in a plant’s life cycle when fruit, vegetable and flower sets are produced. During this time, plants put all their energy into growing buds which are heavy, dense and most importantly,…
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OLIO’S FIRST COMMUNITY GARDEN
A grower form Peckham has set up the first community garden that uses the food sharing app, OLIO OLIO is a food sharing app that connects users who have food they don’t want or need with neighbours living nearby who…
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School kids kick start healthy holidays with some gardening
Southern Housing Group’s Community Connectors organised a “school breakout fun day” for residents and neighbours of Bunker’s Hill A group of local schoolchildren, many of whom live in Bunker’s Hill, which is managed by Southern Housing Group, decided to do…
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September issue out now!
As we bake in soaring temperatures, gardens and allotments are bursting into a riot of colour and preparing to deliver heavenly harvests. September marks the start of autumn in the UK and with it the start of the main harvesting…
