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Dry gardening at Chelsea Flower Show
The dry weather in Southern England continues with no sign of heavy rain before Chelsea opens on Monday for judging on Members Day. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1387551/UK-weather-Heatwave-way-hottest-May-350-years.html Gardening in the current dry weather is proving very challenging but there is help at hand from one of the Chelsea Flower Show gardens tipped to win Best in Show. The […]
Continue reading...RHS Chelsea Flowers early
20. May 2011
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The Independent says that “Visitors to Chelsea could be in for a very different experience this year, as unusual weather over the preceding months has forced many garden designers to rethink their plans. A cold snap followed by the warmest April on record has meant the best laid turf of many gardeners has gone awry […]
Continue reading...RHS Chelsea Flower Show greens our cities
12. May 2011
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Great news that the RHS is highlighting the issue of making our cities greener at this years Chelsea Flower Show with their interactive greening ideas for adapting to climate change: “Parks have long been described the ‘lungs of the city’, but with climate change never far from the headlines, town and city dwellers – and […]
Continue reading...RHS iPhone app offers drought warnings
11. May 2011
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For gardeners on the move like me, it is sometimes difficult to keep track of what is happening with your garden. I have been busy working in London all week but worrying about how my garden is coping at this peak growing time. Thoughts such as is eveyrthing wilting in the heat, is my melon […]
Continue reading...Great RHS Veg Challenge
30. April 2011
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All over the UK gardeners are busy planting seeds, veg plants and getting excited about the prospect of looking after and harvesting their plants over the next few months. It has been a great start to the growing season this year with record sunshine and warmth – lets just pray for some rain in the […]
Continue reading...Upload seed photo to RHS Facebook and win £50
12. April 2011
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Join the RHS Grow Your Own Facebook group and win a £50 RHS plant shop voucher. Simply upload a photo of your seedlings for a chance to win. http://www.facebook.com/pages/RHS-Grow-Your-Own/163963260321487?sk=wall#!/pages/RHS-Grow-Your-Own/163963260321487?sk=wall
Continue reading...RHS modernisation tackles climate change
24. January 2011
The RHS has stated that one of its prime objectives in the future is to help gardeners become more environmentally sustainable. This welcome new direction is being promoted by its new Director General Sue Biggs: “Whether or not you accept climate change is man made there is lots of evidence that we have a more […]
Continue reading...RHS highlights garden renaissance
5. August 2010
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Increasing numbers of people are joining their local garden and allotment clubs, says the Royal Horticultural Society in the lead up to its annual Dig Together Day on 4th and 5th September.http://www.rhs.org.uk/digtogetherday The gardening ‘renaissance’ was revealed by a recent survey of 100 of the Society’s affiliated gardening clubs – 73% of clubs saw their […]
Continue reading...Climate change crop garden wins at Hampton Court
7. July 2010
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Hadlow College’s Food 4 Thought display has been named best small garden at the Hampton Court Flower Show.It uses fruit that may be grown in Kent as a result of climate change in the future. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/10532841.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/10340866.stm
Continue reading...Hampton Court highlights climate change
3. July 2010
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The world’s largest flower show starts in just 3 days.The Hampton Court Flower Show runs from 6-11 July and is the highlight of my horticultural year. If you have never been it is a fantastic event full of inspirational ideas for the garden. It is much less designer focused than Chelsea and you get the […]
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21. May 2011
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