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Plants with Purpose, which specialises in unusual edibles and forest garden plants, is celebrating 15 years of growing Plants with Purpose, which specialises in unusual edibles and forest garden plants, is celebrating 15 years of growing. Its 2016 catalogue is just out, with a selection of bonus offers for anyone who buys 15 plants in either 7cm or one-litre pots.…

The squatted community garden in Sipson, West London celebrates it’s sixth anniversary over the weekend of March 4-6 Grow Heathrow, the squatted community garden in Sipson, West London, which occupies land threatened by plans for a third airport runway, was under imminent threat of eviction when we featured the project in KG last April. As we went to press with…

Scientists look at the way relatively unknown fungi works inside the guts of herbivores in hopes of revolutionising biomass technology. Professor Theodorou, leader of the Agricultural Centre of Sustainable Energy Systems (ACSES) at Harper Adams University, is among the group of scientists researching the potential benefits of these gut fungi. He said: “Renewable technologies are looking to use renewable plant…

Are you proud of your garden and what you grow in it? Then enter the North Lincolnshire garden competition for your chance to win £100 The competition is split into seven categories: • Best large garden (over 100 square metres) • Best medium garden (up to 100 square metres) • Best small garden (up to 50 square metres) • Best allotment •…

Greenfingers Charity has designated Friday, March 18 March as Garden Re-Leaf day. On that day and during the weekend that follows garden centres and garden retailers around the country will be showing off the best of their plants and gardening aids to raise money for Greenfingers Charity that builds recreational and therapy gardens in the grounds of children’s hospices around…