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Turn the radio off, and the Spring on
Every morning from March to July one of nature’s miracles, the dawn chorus, will reach a crescendo. As breeding season gets underway our birds will be singing in the greatest concert on earth. They sing so loudly at dawn because…
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Take the ‘hedge-pledge’ this summer
RSPB Scotland is calling on gardeners in Glasgow to put down their shears in an effort to save the city’s struggling house sparrows. These once-common birds are in decline across the UK, but the population in Glasgow is thought to…
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RHS welcomes visitor no. 2,000,000
The four RHS Gardens have clocked up a combined total of over 2,000,000 garden visits in the past year. The RHS counts its annual visitor numbers from February 1 through to January 31, and number 2,000,000 – Jenny Paxman from…
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Organic market back over £2 billion
The 2017 Organic Market Report, launched by the Soil Association in February, reveals that the UK organic market is in its fifth year of strong growth. It is now worth £2.09 billion, putting it back over the £2-billion mark for…
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Re-Leaf Day aims for new record
The sixth annual Greenfingers Garden Re-Leaf Day takes place on Friday March 17, with many events continuing through the weekend. This national fundraising event is in aid of Greenfingers, which creates gardens for children’s hospices, and garden centres and nurseries…
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7.9m members back a greener UK
The coalition, which includes the National Trust, RSPB, WWF and The Wildlife Trusts, has a combined membership of 7.9 million. Greener UK, a coalition of 13 major environmental organisations, has launched a manifesto calling on the government to restore and…
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Help to build ‘definitive’ P&D list
The RHS and Royal Holloway, University of London are asking gardeners to take part in a new study to identify the most important pests and diseases affecting UK gardens. The survey runs until May, and the RHS want all gardeners,…
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Five is good but 10 is better
Approximately 7.8 million premature deaths worldwide could be prevented every year if people ate 800g of fruit and veg a day. New research led by scientists from Imperial College London shows that fruit and vegetable consumption above the recommended five-a-day…
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Red squirrels need your help
The Wildlife Trusts are leading the largest-ever recruitment drive for red squirrel volunteers. With the help of National Lottery funding, the Trusts aim to increase volunteer numbers from 500 to 5,000 to help save the UK’s last red squirrels. Volunteers…
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School growing gets green light
An independent review of FGSL reported that 87% of London schools surveyed are now involved in growing. The Food Growing Schools: London project, which was due to end in March this year, is set to continue for another 12 months,…
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How to encourage children to eat their greens
Squire’s Garden Centres are running a great activity at May Half Term Dates: Monday 29th May – Friday 2nd June 2017 Times: 10am – 4pm Locations: All Squire’s Garden Centres (except Chertsey) www.squiresgardencentres.co.uk Activities: Plant a Fruit & Vegetable Box…
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Thrive announce second charity ambassador
Garden designer Mark Lane has become an ambassador for the charity Thrive. Kent-based Mark is the UK’s first recognised wheelchair-bound garden designer and the first BBC TV gardening presenter in a wheelchair. Mark is passionate about good garden design that…
