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  • Snowdrop Festival brings first signs of Spring

    Snowdrop Festival brings first signs of Spring

    On a wintry day there is nothing better than visiting a garden teeming with one of the earliest flowering plants of the year The National Garden Scheme’s fourth annual Snowdrop Festival brings the first signs of Spring to everyone with…

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  • Leading cancer charity have launched an interactive garden experience

    Leading cancer charity have launched an interactive garden experience

    Penny Brohn UK and a digital mapping company to develop an interactive journey around the gardens at its National Centre near Bristol The interactive garden map allows users to explore the beautiful gardens where they can follow different journeys to…

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  • Springtime has sprung for hyacinths

    Springtime has sprung for hyacinths

    Hyacinths are the pearls of springtime and will take you on a spring breeze into the season we’ve been looking forward to for so long With over two thousand varieties, the hyacinth spans all parts of the rainbow, with flowers…

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  • Borde Hill Garden launches programme of events for 2019

    Borde Hill Garden launches programme of events for 2019

    The West Sussex Garden is a festival of colour in spring and is looking to welcoming everyone to their events this year Borde Hill Garden is home to one of the largest private collections of champion trees, including rare flowering…

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  • A year for wildlife

    A year for wildlife

    The Wildlife Trust’s Impact Report 2017/2018 offers an inspirational insight into the work of the charity The Wildlife Trusts encompass 46 local Wildlife Trusts, 2,300 nature reserves, 35,000 volunteers and 850,000 members. In 2017-18, 10 million visits were made to…

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  • B-Lines maps plot paths for pollinators

    B-Lines maps plot paths for pollinators

    Northern Ireland to follow Wales in having its own B-Line map The initiative, from conservation charity Buglife, aims to help bees and other pollinating insects by restoring and connecting wildflower-rich areas across the country. The maps identify opportunities for restoring…

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  • Scotland signs up to forestry pledge

    Scotland signs up to forestry pledge

    A global ambition to restore landscapes and forests is being supported by Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon The Bonn Challenge is a global effort which aims to regenerate 150 million hectares of deforested and degraded landscapes by 2020, and 350…

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  • 25 years of Lubera

    25 years of Lubera

    Leading fruit producer celebrates a quarter century and 10 new varieties in 2019 Swiss fruit nursery Lubera is celebrating 25 years in business… rather to the bewilderment of the team themselves. Owner and founder Markus Kobelt says, “Right at the…

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  • New Mudketeers’ website is now live!

    New Mudketeers’ website is now live!

    Are you a Kitchen Garden subscriber? Now you have your own special ‘plot’ where you can find lots of extras and exciting offers! Award-winning Kitchen Garden magazine is now going even further to reward subscribers to the magazine. In the…

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  • West Dean promotes horticultural excellence

    West Dean promotes horticultural excellence

    West Dean Gardens launch Jim Buckland and Sarah Wain Trainee Horticulturalist Fund In the year that they retire, West Dean Gardens is establishing a fund and seeking donations, to establish a Trainee Horticulturalist post in honour of the legacy that…

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  • Kitchen Garden scoops top award

    Kitchen Garden scoops top award

    The UK’s best-selling growing-your-own magazine wins Garden Publication of the Year accolade at London awards ceremony. Kitchen Garden has picked up a top accolade from the Garden Media Guild Awards. The magazine was crowned Garden Publication of the Year at a…

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  • Visit the wonderful (virtual) world of nematodes

    Visit the wonderful (virtual) world of nematodes

    BASF, the UK’s largest producer of nematode biological controls, has created a series of videos The videos offer a fascinating insight into the science behind nematode production, including a virtual tour of its high-tech factory in Sussex. Few gardeners realise…

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