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Stay up to date with a KG 2011 calendar
13 October 2010
Looking for a great Christmas gift for the gardener in your life, or perhaps a little treat for yourself? Then look no further as the 2011 Kitchen Garden calendar is here!
UK’s Return to British Summer as temperatures soar to mid 20’s!
8 October 2010.
The next few days will see a brief return to summer in the UK as temperatures reach the low to mid 20s, about 10 degrees higher than the national average for October (14°C). Record maximum temperatures reached a dizzy 28.9C in 1921
Expert panel offers top tips at Malvern Show
23 September 2010.
Respected garden writer, broadcaster and author, Nigel Colborn, will be sharing his planting ideas for the most awkward places in the average British garden, next weekend, as part of a brand new Q & A Theatre at the Malvern Autumn Show (25 & 26 September).
Bristol Zoo’s gardens win gold award
7 September 2010.
Bristol Zoo’s impressive 12-acre gardens have won the prestigious Bristol in Bloom award.
World Record and British Records broken at the National Gardening Show
7 September 2010.
The newly crowned world's biggest spud and Britain’s heaviest pumpkin earn growers special awards.
RHS Garden Tour at Middlethorpe Hall & Spa
31 August 2010.
Join a harvesting and storing masterclass on Saturday 11 September 2010 and treat yourself to a stay in a luxury hotel.
Make some room at home for The BIG Donation!
31 August 2010.
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is encouraging people to donate BIG to their local Furniture & Electrical Store this September as part of the nation’s biggest ever stock appeal – The BIG Donation.
Action packed Countryside Live
28 August 2010.
Archery and alpacas are two of the new attractions which visitors to the 2010 Countryside Live event can enjoy. In addition, a new competition to find Yorkshire’s most talented show jumper makes its debut* as part of the line up for the region’s popular hands on experience of rural life.
Chris Beardshaw supports call to support plant diversity
26 August 2010.
Chris Beardshaw has given his support to a new online campagn to highlight the importance of global plant diversity. He told KG: "Plants are essential for all life on earth and play a fundamental role in regulating the global climate. Plants give colour and inspiration to our lives, with gardening being hugely popular. They provide us with food, medicine, timber and a whole host of natural products. Yet the world is losing plant species at an alarming rate; at least one third of all wild plant species are threatened with extinction."
Celebrate late summer at The RHS Garden Wisley Flower Show
25 August 2010.
The RHS Garden Wisley Flower Show, one of the most spectacular of the late summer calendar events at RHS Garden Wisley, returns once more between 10-12 September 2010 with its village style collection of stalls and displays. This must-see event promises to provide a great day out for gardeners of all levels and abilities
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