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Italian seed shop opens in London
Franchi Seeds of Italy has just launched ‘the first dedicated seed store to open in a generation’ – and there’s 10% off until May 15* The company’s warehouse, in Harrow in north-west London, has been transformed into ‘The Little Italian…
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Be hedgehog-aware!
The focus of this year’s Hedgehog Awareness Week (May 1-7), organised by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society, is firmly on gardeners BHPS is asking gardeners to check areas carefully before using any machinery. They have produced a sticker to be…
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Grow with KG
The perfect pocket-sized guide to your garden, Grow with KG is the perfect accompaniment for any Kitchen Garden reader – out now! We’ve made it easier than ever to have all the information you need this season at your (green)…
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OUT NOW: Let’s Grow & Cook
Let’s Grow & Cook: A new special edition from Kitchen Garden Kitchen Garden editor Steve Ott and food writer Anna Pettigrew have teamed up to launch this special edition volume, Let’s Grow & Cook. The 132-page publication presents detailed advice…
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Innovative Farmers discover benefits of naturally blight resistant potato varieties
An Innovative Farmers field lab tested heritage varieties of potato and found that all varieties performed well for blight resistance. An Innovative Farmers field lab tested heritage varieties of potato and found that all varieties, including newer breeds, performed well…
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Food Festival back at Hardwick Hall
The Great British Food & Drink Festival is a three day event set in the grounds of an an Elizabethan House in Derbyshire Set in the grounds of the magnificent Elizabethan country house, the hall near Chesterfield in Derbyshire provides…
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Astronaut Sends Message of Support to Pupils
British ESA astronaut Tim Peake will send a special message from space to the hundreds of thousands of children British ESA astronaut Tim Peake will send a special message from space to the hundreds of thousands of children who will…
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KG Editor guest blogger for Wilkinson Sword Tools
Steve Ott was recently invited to write a guest blog for Wilkinson Sword Tools. Find out what he had to say Both Kitchen Garden Magazine and Wilkinson Sword tools have recently launched brand new websites (www.kitchengarden.co.uk and www.wilkinsonsword-tools.co.uk), so it…
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Sparsholt College launches garden for RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016
Sparsholt College has partnered with Plant Heritage to tell the story of The People’s Plants for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016 The garden will highlight the important work of the charity Plant Heritage, including their Plant Guardian Scheme, National…
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Listen to our brand new podcast
The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast is here, packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. What is a Podcast? A podcast is a digital audio file made available for downloading to a computer, tablet or phone, typically available…
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Mild Winter Boosts Smaller Birds
Over half a million people took part this year, counting over eight million birds. The results of the 37th RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, which took place over the last weekend of January, are just in. Over half a million people…
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Return of the ladybirds?
Could it happen again? It’s been 40 years since the ladybird plague of 1976, when a summer of heat and drought saw swarms of seven-spotted ladybirds infesting the UK. The British Entomological and Natural History Society has estimated that 23.65…
