The latest tips, guides, features & news from the UK’s number 1 grow your own magazine.
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Gardening charity awarded hat-trick of National Plant Collections
Sustainable gardening charity Garden Organic has been recognised for its critically important conservation work by scooping its third National Plant Collection from Plant Heritage. The charity’s Heritage Seed Library, based at Ryton Gardens near Coventry, has just been named as…
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The best flowers to grow on your allotment (for cutting, pollinators, predators & more!)
It has always been popular to grow some flowers on allotments or veg plots either as crop flowers or as attractants for pollinators. Emma Rawlings takes a look at just a few examples.
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BECOME A SEED PARENT!
A gardening charity is asking people to adopt at-risk heritage seeds to make sure they continue to bloom for future generations. The Heritage Seed Library, run by sustainable gardening charity Garden Organic, holds the National Collection of Heritage Vegetables and…
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Creamy vegan celeriac spaghetti
You could think of this a bit like a healthier choice carbonara. Roasted and puréed celeriac make up a creamy sauce, and flavourful mushrooms add a great dimension to the dish.
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Come to the Virtual Village Fete!
Coronation Gardens for Food and Nature project was brought about by His Majesty King Charles’s passion for community food growing, and is a partnership between The Wildlife Trusts, the WI, Garden Organic and Incredible Edible. The project is all about…
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‘SEED GUARDIANS’ WIN ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD
Volunteer gardeners and growers from Garden Organic’s Heritage Seed Library have scooped an ‘Environment Champion Award’ for their work protecting rare vegetable seeds. The Seed Guardians were announced as winners in the community category of the 12th Community Inspiration Awards…
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October 2024
The latest issue of the UK’s best-selling growing your own magazine is brimming with all the best tips, tricks, advice and ideas for growing your own fruit and veg.
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PRODUCT REVIEWS: PRUNING TOOLS (OCTOBER 24)
Pruning is one of those important autumn/winter tasks to keep plants in check and to foster healthy future growth. Here is a variety of products we’ve been putting to the test this month BEST BUY SOPHIE CONRAN GARDEN LOPPERArticle continues…
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8 jobs for an autumn garden clean-up
Thinking it’s time for a good tidy-up on the plot? Here are a few ideas to get you started…
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Growing hazelnuts: season by season guide
Great to forage but if you want to grow your own hazelnuts, David Patch offers this simple-to-follow guide.
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National Trust announces major garden investments
The National Trust has announced that £1 million of funding from Blue Diamond Garden Centres will be spent on garden and plant conservation projects, as it enters the third year of its brand licensing agreement with the garden centre…
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Achieving greenhouse self-sustenance
Are you tired of relying on a trip to the shops for fresh produce? In these tougher economic times, many people are seeking ways to grow their own food but find that they can struggle with consistency and variety.
