Tony Flanagan
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Product Reviews: For The Kitchen (August 25)
The garden is important but so is the kitchen! Here are some useful accessories and kits to make the most of in your culinary haven BEST BUY INDOOR WATERING CAN – FOREST GREEN With its vintage look, this indoor Kent…
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Product reviews – watering your plot (July 25)
Are your plants feeling the heat? If so, there is a range of equipment available to keep them well-watered with option to suit your particular requirements. Here are a few we tried out this month BEST BUY SOLAR AUTOMATIC WATERING…
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Silver Merit Award for Garden Organic’s show garden
Sustainable gardening charity Garden Organic has won a ‘Silver Merit’ award in the Showcase Garden category for its Ecotalk ‘Rooted in Nature’ Garden at BBC Gardeners’ World Live show at the Birmingham NEC. The judges commended the garden for being ‘packed…
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Gardeners make historic bean seeds available for the first time
A heritage broad bean with a history that spans 100 years, two continents, three cities, and three gardens, will soon be available for gardeners to grow in their own veg plots. Steve and Gill Bullock have followed in the footsteps…
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Product Reviews: Easier Gardening (June 25)
Gardening can take its toll on knees and joints so why not bring some comfort into your gardening life with these purpose-made products? Here is a selection we’ve been trying out this month BEST BUY ASTERACEAE KNEELO® KNEELER At the…
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Nature And Nourishment At The Heart Of Garden Organic’s Gardeners’ World Live Show Garden
Sustainable gardening charity Garden Organic will be unveiling its Ecotalk ‘Rooted in Nature’ Garden at BBC Gardeners’ World Live from 12-15 June at Birmingham NEC. The garden, sponsored by green mobile network Ecotalk, shows how diversely-planted kitchen gardens can buffer…
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No room for a compost bin? Create your own cheap and cheerful wormery
Make the most of nutritious worm poop and pee in your small garden by building your own makeshift wormery says the sustainable gardening charity, Garden Organic. Composting worms or ‘brandling’ worms do a fantastic job breaking down kitchen scraps and…
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Product Reviews: Tool Carrying (May 25)
Having small tools at hand is always a plus ready to use, as is keeping them together so that they are not scattered about is good too. Here are some products that do exactly that BEST BUY GARDENER’S COMPLETE TOOL…
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Product Reviews: Crop Protection (April 25)
Leaving crops to the vagaries of the UK weather and vulnerable to the attack of a whole range of pests is always risky. So here are some options to protect your seedlings, young plants and maturing crops BEST BUY PRO…
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The search is on for unique veg seeds in the Midlands
Do you have Ray’s butter bean, Grandpa’s Cress or Mrs Taylor’s Red Pear hiding in your garden shed or greenhouse? A charity is calling on Midland gardeners to find and share their unusual edible heirlooms in a special #SeedSearch. If…
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Product Reviews: Get Sowing (March 25)
Keen to get going? Take a look at this selection of sowing trays and accessories for a perfect start BEST BUY HEATED PROPAGATOR & SEED SOWING KIT This starter kit includes a heated propagator (240v/111w); compost (15 litres); vermiculite (5…
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New Partnership Helps Garden Organic Members Access More Organic Seeds
Gardening charity Garden Organic has formed a new alliance with Tamar Organics to encourage more gardeners to grow their own food in a sustainable way that protects the planet. Cornish based Tamar Organics offers an extensive range of organic vegetable…
