News
Act NOW to save the UK's allotments!
19 April 2011
The Government is currently reviewing the statutory demands that have accumulated over the years on local authorities around the UK. As part of this review the rules and regulations regarding the provision of allotments is coming under scrutiny and as a result thousands could be deprived of the opportunity to grow their own produce
Hen charity announces celebration of 250,000 re-homed battery hens
16 April 2011.
The British Hen Welfare Trust is delighted to announce its celebration of a great milestone in the charity’s history: the re-homing of its 250,000th hen, today 16 April, 2011
Gardeners Urged to Support Woodlands by Buying British Beanpoles
13 April 2011.
Organisers of National Beanpole Week (23 April-1 May) 2011 today called on the nation’s gardeners to support Britain’s woodlands, and their beans, by switching to British coppiced beanpoles
Join a conference to debate opportunities for creating a Nation of green gardeners
13 April 2011.
A leading charity believes a growing appetite for green gardening presents opportunities for building a nation of organic and sustainable gardeners – the subject of its first annual conference.
Rare tomatoes now available to gardeners
5 April 2011.
Rare tomatoes from a charity’s collection of endangered vegetables will be made available for gardeners to grow this spring thanks to a new venture
UK Celebrities to help Save the British Honey Bee
4 April 2011.
What do Joanna Lumley, Jodie Kidd, Celia Birtwell and Alex Monroe all have in common..? The desire to save the UK’s Honey Bee.
Eden's living room made of plants yields top show prize
4 April 2011.
A home-grown living room made almost entirely of plants has won top prize at the Cornwall Garden Society Spring Flower Show
Grow on the go
1 April 2011.
In our hectic and time precious lives it is good to know we can still grow-on-the-go with a new and exciting launch of 'head gardens' from the innovative R&D team at Polar Foil. This launch follows numerous requests from customers who have told the web-based company they want to grow their own healthy fruit and veg, but simply don't have the time or money to spend on expensive overheads.
The Morning Flower-Dew!
25 March 2011.
It has been announced that KG's Bob Flowerdew will be
the special guest at this year's Spalding Flower Parade on Saturday 30 April, 2-4pm
Orchid extravaganza Coming to The Wildlife Trusts’ reserves near you
25 March 2011.
Orchids are the hidden jewels of our wildflower meadows, and their finest hour comes in the summer months, when their colours erupt across many of The Wildlife Trusts’ nature reserves. A new guide from The Wildlife Trusts shares where
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