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FREE ORGANIC SEEDS WITH YOUR SHOPPING

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Thanks to a partnership between Garden Organic and Yeo Valley Organic you can grow your own fragrant basil, chives or thyme plants Available May and June 2024, with every 400g tub of Yeo Valley Organic’s Spreadable blend of organic butter and rapeseed oil you will get one packet of herb seeds, with growing instructions. However you can collect all three…
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RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024: The Bowel Research UK’s Microbiome Garden

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The Bowel Research UK’s Microbiome Garden explores the fascinating link between a healthy landscape, a healthy gut and a healthy mind The Bowel Research UK Microbiome Garden designed by Sid Hill and Chris Hull, explores the fascinating link between a healthy landscape, a healthy gut and a healthy mind, featuring a pioneering edible meadow, which aims to inspire people to…
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PLANT YOUR PANTS

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Today (20th March 2024) The Country Trust is launching its Plant Your Pants soil campaign, asking people to to bury a pair of pants in the soil and dig them up eight weeks later to discover more about the life in the soil.  A survey conducted by ChildWise for education charity The Country Trust has revealed the worrying lack of…
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The veg-growing army battling to protect food security

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All over the UK a brigade of gardeners is helping to grow and preserve historic vegetable varieties to conserve their future – and ours. Concerned about the growth of industrial monocrops, and in the face of climate change and emerging diseases, these volunteer ‘Seed Guardians’ have been tasked with growing heritage seed varieties by Garden Organic’s Heritage Seed Library. The…
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Swap your seeds

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Growing our own vegetables relies on a good source of veg seeds and this can be a hefty annual expense. If we learn to save some of our own seeds we not only save money but over time we actually nurture varieties that do especially well on our own plots. Sourcing seeds locally is also a great way to fast…
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The World on Your Windowsill

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The Royal Horticultural Society is inviting families to uncover the World on Your Windowsill this February half term, with a week of fun family activities at each of the five RHS Gardens. From designing your own pot, to interactive storytelling walks with Garden Detectives, or growing your own Marimo pet, creative half-term events at the gardens are jam-packed with gardening…
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Free trees courtesy of the Woodland Trust

FREE TREES FOR SCHOOLS

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Just days away from the application deadline closing, the Woodland Trust still has 300,000 trees up for grabs as part of its free trees scheme. Schools or community groups can get their hands on these trees which can bring huge benefits – from boosting nature, combating flooding, providing shelter and reducing pollution. Steve Shill, senior project lead in woodland creation…
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Fun and informative gardening on the move in brand-new podcast

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Renowned gardening expert and regular contributor to Kitchen Garden magazine, Martin Fish has launched a brand-new practical gardening podcast. Pots & Trowels, or P&T, is packed with great advice on both edible and ornamental gardening and you can also hear regular interviews with gardening experts and specialist growers as Martin chats to them, often from the wonderful gardens and plant…
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