Exciting year ahead for Hampton Court Palace's royal gardens

Exciting year ahead for Hampton Court Palace’s royal gardens

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In 2016 Hampton Court Palace’s gardens are set to take centre stage in a year-long special programme They are some of Britain’s best-loved gardens – home to a world-famous maze, a record-breaking grape vine, around 8,000 trees, and 650 acres of historic deer park. Hampton Court Palace gardens – where King Henry VIII once hunted in the 16th century, and…
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Gardening for the senses at Naomi House

Gardening for the senses at Naomi House

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Following a major refurbishment, the children and their families at Naomi House hospice in Hampshire now have a new garden Numerous studies show that having access to outdoor spaces, gardens and plants provide numerous health benefits, not least their ability to create a sense of tranquility and well-being – two aspects of life that many of the children at Naomi…
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Top Tip: use coffee grounds to enrich your soil

Top Tip: use coffee grounds to enrich your soil

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If you drink filtered coffee, don’t throw your coffee grounds away. They are excellent for the garden. Coffee grounds are a great source of nitrogen, just what your leaves love, though it’s not a quick nitrogen fix. The nitrogen in coffee grounds is released slowly. However, phosphorous (for roots) and potassium (for fruits and flowers) are immediately available. Coffee grounds…
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From the forum… Pale carrots

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The Kitchen Garden Forum is a fun, thriving community of people like you. Each week we highlight a thread for further discussion. Forum user Monika asks:  I know there are some very pale varieties of carrots but some of our carrots this year (Amsterdam 3 and Autumn King 2) are really pale and look ‘sickly’ though they are a decent size…
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The top 5 tastiest flowers (Yes! You can eat them!)

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Flowers were first recorded as being used in food in 140 BC, many different cultures since incorporated them into everyday foods. 1. Calendula Calendula flower petals make a tasty addition to summer salads and stir-fries. Sow: March-May thinly direct into finely raked, moist, warm, weed free soil where the plants are to flower 13mm (½”) deep. As the seedlings develop,…
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Mr Fothergill's Appointed Corporate Patron

Mr Fothergill’s Appointed Corporate Patron

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Mr Fothergill’s relationship with the Royal Hospital Chelsea has resulted in the Suffolk seedsman being appointed its first Corporate Patron Governor of the RHC Gen Sir Redmond Watt (centre) welcomes Tim Jeffries (l) and David Carey (r) of Mr Fothergill’s as Corporate Patrons Since 2014 Mr Fothergill’s has donated 25p for every packet of seed it sells of poppy Victoria…
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Bring on the sun

Bring on the sun

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No flower epitomises warm sunny days more than the sunflower and not only are they pretty on your plot, the seeds are edible too. Sorry, this content is no longer available on our new website You can view more great Kitchen Garden Magazine content by browsing the menu above.…
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