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Flowers

Flowers were first recorded as being used in food in 140 BC, many different cultures since incorporated them into everyday foods. Check out The top 5 tastiest flowers.

Chelsea Plant of the Year contenders

Chelsea Plant of the Year contenders

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Burncoose Nurseries enters two plants for Plant of the Year at RHS Chelsea Flower Show RHS Chelsea Flower Show regular, Burncoose Nurseries, which is once again supported by Terra Firma, has two plants in the running for Plant of the Year at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The first plant, which is bred by Jos van Meuwen and Arjan…
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RESTORING PEACE OF MIND AT HAMPTON COURT

RESTORING PEACE OF MIND AT HAMPTON COURT

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Garden designer, Alexandra Noble has been commissioned by the RHS to create a Health & Wellbeing garden at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show Alexandra is one of four designers in the brand new Lifestyle Gardens category which seeks to create real gardens for real people. Alexandra’s ‘Health & Wellbeing’ garden aims to address the increasing need to disengage with the…
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Pucker Up For Salvia 'Pink Lips'

Pucker Up For Salvia ‘Pink Lips’

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Growing The British Way In 2018 Hawkesmill Nurseries, the family run business based in Warwickshire, grow an abundance of over 3.5 million plants throughout the year. The team are proud to announce that they have a brand new Salvia which has been added to their range for 2018. Attractive to bees and butterflies, ‘Pink Lips’ has a superb aromatic foliage…
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Everything's coming up roses...

Everything’s coming up roses…

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With St Valentine’s Day on the horizon, why not check out the best of British blooms with New Covent Garden Market? British Flowers Week 2018 dates have just been announced, so it’s time to get out your diary to celebrate the very best of British blooms. New Covent Garden Market, the UK’s premier floral wholesaler, has announced that this year’s…
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Explosion of Colour at Arundel Castle

Explosion of Colour at Arundel Castle

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Arundel Castle in West Sussex is alive with colour, as thousands of exotically coloured flowers have come into bloom… Lily African Queen at Arundel Castle Gardens. PHOTOS SUPPLIED Arundel Castle in West Sussex is alive with colour, as thousands of exotically coloured flowers have come into bloom throughout its highly-acclaimed gardens. Visitors to the Castle this summer will have the…
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New Fothergill’s workers get buzzy

New Fothergill’s workers get buzzy

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Mr Fothergill’s is encouraging gardeners to help bees by growing a wide range of flowers that bloom at different times through the season. A colony of honey bees is settling into its new home on the Mr Fothergill’s trial ground, ready to reap the pollen of over 2,250 flower and vegetable varieties being assessed for garden performance this summer. Mr…
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New stunning Zinnia ‘Lilliput Purple’

New stunning Zinnia ‘Lilliput Purple’

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Zinnia ‘Lilliput Purple’ has abundant, small and perfectly formed pompom flowers on strong, medium height, perfect-for-cutting stems. Thrive is celebrating a new partnership with Chiltern Seeds which is selling a stunning new Zinnia ‘Lilliput Purple’ in aid of the charity, which uses gardening to help people with disabilities and ill health. With 2017 being named ‘Year of the Zinnia’ Chiltern…
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Podcast 6: The September issue

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The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast is here, packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. The editorial team – Steve Ott, Tony Flanagan and Emma Rawlings take a break from the plot to discuss the September issue, in the shops now. Topics include blueberries, radishes, diseases, flowers on the veg patch and loppers. <iframe width=”650″ height=”650″ src=”http://embed.acast.com/kitchengardenmagazine/006theteamtakealookattheseptemberissue” scrolling=”no”…
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Project to save sole surviving population of rare wildflower

Project to save sole surviving population of rare wildflower

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University of Leicester Botanic Garden to grow Yellow Star of Bethlehem flowers to prevent extinction in Leicestershire & Rutland • The Yellow Star of Bethlehem flower in Leicestershire and Rutland has declined in recent years. Following a recent survey, it seems there is only a single surviving population • Project aims to conserve Yellow Star of Bethlehem population in Leicestershire…
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Sparsholt College launches garden for RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016

Sparsholt College launches garden for RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016

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Sparsholt College has partnered with Plant Heritage to tell the story of The People’s Plants for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016 The garden will highlight the important work of the charity Plant Heritage, including their Plant Guardian Scheme, National Plant Collection® scheme and Threatened Plants Project and how people across the UK can become actively involved in conservation of…
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Edible Garden for Chelsea’s Great Pavilion

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See the totally edible garden being produced by the Miracle-Gro Company at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show.  According to Vicky Page, the company’s spokesperson, “We are packing the raised beds with an amazing variety of edible flowers, productive fruit trees and a host of different vegetables that will be displayed in tip-top condition.” The Miracle-Gro’wers Urban School Garden will be…
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Seasonal Double Take at Scotland’s Gardens

Seasonal Double Take at Scotland’s Gardens

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Lack of frost has meant Scotland’s gardens are off to a blooming start this Spring. Mild winter conditions and a lack of frost has seen gardens across Scotland bursting into bloom earlier than expected to welcome visitors with stunning displays of snowdrops, crocuses and early rhododendrons. Members of Discover Scottish Gardens, a garden network that boasts a wide reaching membership…
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