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See dazzling dahlias at Heligan

DAZZLING DAHLIAS AT HELIGAN

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This August, The Cornwall Dahlia Society return to The Lost Gardens of Heligan to showcase a weekend of dazzling dahlias in their 40th Annual show. Visitors to the show will be invited to marvel at hundreds of The Cornish Dahlia Society’s most spectacular dahlias, in beautiful displays at the iconic Lost Gardens. “We’re really pleased to be able to showcase…
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CELEBRATING NATURE’S GIFT OF WELLBEING

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At BBC Gardeners’ World Live Special Edition, well-being will be placed centre stage with a series of features showcasing how health and wellbeing is boosted by plants and gardening, or being around greenery and gardens. Ultimately, gardens make us feel good! Appearing later in the gardening calendar than usual, the outdoor edition of the Show will be at Birmingham’s NEC…
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National Allotments Week 2021 9 to 15 August

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This year the National Allotment Society (NAS) is Plotting for the Future and celebrating the contribution that allotments make to a sustainable future, by being economical with resources, caring for the land and supporting a balanced eco-system. We would like to take this opportunity to applaud all those gardeners and plot-holders who: Recycle and re-use throw away itemsSupport bio-diversity and…
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Butterfly species hard hit by changeable weather patterns

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Where have the butterflies gone? Butterfly Conservation launches this year’s Big Butterfly Count with urgent appeal for public’s help after disastrous spring weather. Chris Packham and wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation are launching this year’s Big Butterfly Count today by asking people to help find and record butterflies across the UK. Butterfly Conservation’s current records show that many species of butterflies…
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Podcast 101 – An Interview with Chris Beardshaw

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In this episode of the Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast, we’re joined by Chelsea gold-winning designer and TV gardening expert Chris Beardshaw. Chris is a garden designer, author lecturer who you’ll have seen appear on Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time, Gardener’s World and BBC 2’s the Flying Gardener. Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and all your favourite podcast apps. Just search for Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast…
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Mortons Vacancy: Advertising Sales Executive

Vacancy: Advertising Sales Executive

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Mortons Media Group Ltd is a market-leading, award-winning, international publisher of many successful specialist print titles and websites, covering an array of niche hobbies and interests. As a vibrant and modern media company, you have a fantastic opportunity to join our fast-paced Advertising Sales Team with a competitive salary and generous Excellent bonus/commission structure. Are you confident, eager and looking…
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THE HARTLEY BOTANIC STAND AT HAMPTON COURT

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English Glasshouse and Greenhouse manufacturer Hartley Botanic has returned to RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival this week with a stand which celebrates and showcases its business through the decades. The show stand communicates the Greenhouse manufacturer’s heritage and reputation – built over 83 years – with five handmade Hartley Botanic structures, each representing different eras in its trading history. The…
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Bringing The Magic Of Tomatoes To Chelsea

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They say all good things are worth waiting for and the Burpee Europe team are over the moon to announce that they will be back at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this September. ‘Nagina’ The award winning seed breeders and Pennard Plants will be collaborating once again to display the creme de la creme of vegetable, flower and fruit varieties,…
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HARTLEY BOTANIC AT HAMPTON COURT GARDEN FESTIVAL

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English Glasshouse and Greenhouse manufacturer Hartley Botanic will be returning to RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival this year with a stand which celebrates and showcases its business through the decades. The show stand will communicate the Greenhouse manufacturer’s heritage and reputation – built over 83 years – with five handmade Hartley Botanic structures, each representing different eras in its trading…
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GARGRAVE OPEN GARDENS EVENT

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Gargrave is a village that nestles into the upper valley of the River Aire, on the southern fringe of the Yorkshire Dales in the north of England. The river runs through the village, where an ancient stone bridge and two sets of stepping stones link the northern and southern banks. Another water feature is the Leeds – Liverpool canal which…
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JOIN THE BIG BUTTERFLY COUNT

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FROM 16 JULY AND FOR 3 WEEKS Garden wildlife specialist Vivara has teamed up with wildlife charity, Butterfly Conservation, to help encourage people to become citizen scientists this summer. The new website brand, owned by CJ WildBird Foods, has become a sponsor of the annual Big Butterfly Count, a UK-wide butterfly spotting survey. Launching on Friday, 16 July and running…
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