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Plants need micronutrients to grow strong and healthy – S-Chelate plant food gives your plants and soil a healthy boost
Try S-Chelate plant food for healthy plants and soil. Plant nutrition suitable for indoor and outdoor plants, gardens, allotments, lawns, orchards, golf courses, parks, sports fields and commercial crop growing.
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West Dean responds to climate change with new plantings
As the UK records its highest temperatures on record and has introduced hosepipe bans, it seems timely that West Dean Gardens (Chichester, West Sussex) has introduced a new drought tolerant experimental meadow that is covered in recycled stone mulch. As…
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GIVING HOME OWNERS THE CHANCE TO GET GROWING
RETIRED nurse manager, Redrow home owner and first-time allotment holder Karen Thirkell is enjoying the fruits of her labour. Karen, who lives at Horsforth Vale, near Leeds, is one of many Redrow home owners around the country who have been…
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Acknowledge the importance of gardening with nature in mind, this National Allotments Week
Each year, The National Allotment Society celebrate National Allotments Week, where communities and allotments are encouraged to host events and get involved with the year’s theme.
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Create a haven for struggling wildlife
– Loss of habitat is threatening British wildlife, but your garden can be a welcome home– Our gardens make up 30% of open green space in England, making them a vital place for supporting wildlife.– Over half…
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HERITAGE VEG GARDEN TOURS
Go behind the scenes to discover how rare and unusual vegetables are being conserved for the future Coventry-based horticultural charity, Garden Organic conserves and grows 800 varieties of scarce vegetable cultivars for seed at Ryton Gardens, just outside the…
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Search for ‘Britain’s Biggest Hedgehog Street’ begins
Two wildlife charities are asking members of the public to link their gardens this summer in a bid to help hedgehogs and find ‘Britain’s Biggest Hedgehog Street’. The British Hedgehog Preservation Society and People’s Trust for Endangered Species, who together…
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New life for historic walled gardens
Blenheim Estate has joined forces with food producers Worthy Earth to create a flourishing regenerative kitchen garden within its historic walled garden. The estate is partnering with Worthy Earth, makers of no-dig, regenerative market gardens to renew and manage the…
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CHILDREN’S CHARITY CELEBRITY GARDEN MAKEOVER
Hampshire-based waste removal experts, HIPPO has awarded Oak House Children’s Home in Ilford a garden makeover from celebrity gardener Michael Perry, aka Mr Plant Geek. The competition, run by the creators of the HIPPOBAG, received almost 2,500 entries from individuals…
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August issue now on sale!
In the August issue of Kitchen Garden, you’ll find: question time focusses on sweetcorn, cucumbers, seed sowing and ponds.
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Gold medal award for local charity’s ‘Small Spaces Big Ideas Garden’
Coventry based horticultural charity Garden Organic has won a gold medal for its ‘Small Spaces, Big Ideas Garden’ at the Gardeners’ World Live show at the NEC. This petite garden demonstrates how a productive and beautiful organic and biodiverse garden…
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New Covent Garden Market’s British Flowers Week
New Covent Garden Market’s British Flowers Week is back in bloom for its 10-year anniversary, 12th – 19th June 2022 British Flowers Week – a campaign run by New Covent Garden Market, the UK’s premier wholesale Flower Market – is…
