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Good enough to eat!
As the Chelsea Flower Show gets under way, we reveal one of the top trends from members of the Society of Garden Designers – edible gardens. Evident in gardens large and small this year is a trend for incorporating edibles…
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Frida blooms in Belgravia
Businesses celebrate Mexican artist with floral installations as part of Belgravia in Bloom 2018. Belgravia in Bloom 2018 kicked off this week, this year celebrating the remarkable 20th century artist, Frida Kahlo (1907-1954). More than 50 boutiques, hotels and restaurants…
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Creating a force for good
Horticulture college and military veterans join forces to create an award-winning Chelsea Flower Show exhibit. Sparsholt College continues its RHS Chelsea Flower Show medal-winning run with news of a Gold medal and Best Discovery Exhibit at this year’s show. The…
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Gorgeous gardens to open for charity
Cake and cups of tea will add to summer’s delights as hundreds of gardens, large and small, throw open their gates next month. The National Garden Scheme’s Festival Weekend 2018 will see gardens open for charity in all counties across…
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Chelsea Plant of the Year contenders
Burncoose Nurseries enters two plants for Plant of the Year at RHS Chelsea Flower Show RHS Chelsea Flower Show regular, Burncoose Nurseries, which is once again supported by Terra Firma, has two plants in the running for Plant of the…
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Could our obsession with mobile technology destroy wildlife?
Scientists are becoming increasingly concerned that 21st century devices could pose a threat to wildlife through radiation A scientific review of the impacts of electromagnetic radiation launched today reveals our limited understanding about how changes we are making to the…
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Kew Temperate House reopens
World’s largest Victorian greenhouse reopens after major restoration Kew Gardens in London has reopened its Temperate House – the world’s largest Victorian glasshouse – after a five-year restoration in which the Grade I-listed structure was stripped back to bare metal.…
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Underground internet
Plants ‘talk’ to each other using a complex underground communication system, according to a new study Plants ‘talk’ to each other using a complex underground communication system, according to a new study by biologists at the Swedish University of Agricultural…
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EU bans neonics
Help for bees as neonicotinoid insecticides are banned Europe-wide In a long-awaited decision, EU member states have voted in favour of a ban on the outdoor use of three neonicotinoid insecticides which scientific studies have linked to the decline of…
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Toxic caterpillar alert
Gardeners are warned to stay clear of oak tree caterpillars Caterpillars that can cause breathing difficulties and skin, eye and throat irritations have hatched in the south-east of England, and gardeners are being warned to steer clear. If you live…
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Pledge for veg
Veg Power is on a mission to get the UK eating its greens Kids are bombarded with junk food advertising, say the campaign organisers, but only 1.2% of the UK’s food and drink advertising spend is for vegetables. A new…
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Plantswoman Beth Chatto dies
Britain loses one of its most influential and best-loved gardeners It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Beth Chatto OBE VMH, the acclaimed gardener, writer and plantswoman. Beth Chatto was born on 27 June 1923 in…
