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Trio of giant olive trees planted in Med garden at Eden
Three ancient olive trees removed to make way for younger specimens have found a new home at the Eden Project in Cornwall Three ancient olive trees removed to make way for younger specimens have found a new home at the…
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Kitchen Garden April 2019 issue out now!
Plastic-free pots and pest-free pears are among the topics of interest in the latest Kitchen Garden magazine – out now! The glorious weather we’ve enjoyed of late must have made us think of those long, warm and sunny summer days…
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15% off outdoor storage
Keter – suppliers of top quality garden storage solutions is offering great savings on its range – but hurry – offer closes soon! At the head of the Store It Out family is the global best-selling Store It Out Ultra.…
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Act Swiftly to save incredible bird
The RSPB is calling on homeowners and businesses in UK towns and cities to take simple steps to help save swifts According the leading bird charity the RSPB, swift numbers have plummeted by half in just twenty years and they…
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Celebrate Edible Britain for National Gardening Week 2019
Encouraging everyone to grow-your-own is the theme of this year’s National Gardening Week (29 April–5 May 2019) The nation’s biggest celebration of gardening returns for 2019 from Monday 29 April to Sunday 5 May 2019 as the Royal Horticultural Society…
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March 2019 issue out now!
The days are gradually getting longer, and that means it’s time to pick up your award-winning KG and decide what to grow this year! Most of us can risk some sowings this month – if not outside then in a…
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RHS herbarium to go online
A vast new online resource will soon be available to gardeners. The RHS has digitised its collection of dried plant specimens Pic: Herbarium toolkit. Credit: Picture: RHS/Joanna Kossak A vast new online resource will soon be available to gardeners. The…
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Get set for the count!
The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is nearly upon us. All you need is an hour of your spare time to join in There’s an extra incentive to sign up for this year’s 40th anniversary RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch: register to…
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A century in trees
The Forestry Commission is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, and you can explore its growth through a timeline of photographs. The Forestry Commission will be celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, and you can explore its century of growth…
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Plant diet devised for people and planet
A report published in the medical journal, The Lancet, advises on what we should eat for our own health and that of the planet How might it be possible to feed 10 billion people healthily, while also reducing our demands…
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Snowdrop Festival brings first signs of Spring
On a wintry day there is nothing better than visiting a garden teeming with one of the earliest flowering plants of the year The National Garden Scheme’s fourth annual Snowdrop Festival brings the first signs of Spring to everyone with…
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Leading cancer charity have launched an interactive garden experience
Penny Brohn UK and a digital mapping company to develop an interactive journey around the gardens at its National Centre near Bristol The interactive garden map allows users to explore the beautiful gardens where they can follow different journeys to…
