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How to have a beautiful garden all summer
Will Giles from the Exotic Garden suggests ways to transport your garden overseas by combining tropicals with house plants, bromeliads and lush tree ferns. Traditional gardens with herbaceous borders come to a crescendo in June and early July and then gently wither and fade into their autumn colours. Many years ago I also used the [...]
Continue reading...Exotic and Tropical plant advice
19. March 2012
In this guest blog Will Giles, Guru of Exotic Gardening, offers advice on maintaining tropical and exotic plants during challenging UK temperatures. Will is famous the world over for his expert knowledge of exotic plants – and his colourful exotic shirts! His garden is one of my favourite places to explore every summer. Check out [...]
Continue reading...Food Gardening with Attitude
19. March 2012
Cultivating your food gardening attitude Here are some inspirational words for growing your own produce from Australian Peter Kearney of City Food Growers It is very easy to be consumed by all the tasks and challenges of growing food with organic methods. In fact, for many gardeners, their early excitement fades as the challenges mount. [...]
Continue reading...Hedgehogs affected by climate change
16. March 2012
Gardening is not just about caring for our plants but should also include helping eco-systems to thrive which includes the birds, insects and animals that co-exist in many of our gardens. Hedgehogs are being seriously challenged by our changing climate and gardeners can help find out if hedgehogs are emerging from hibernation earlier because of [...]
Continue reading...Planet under Pressure
15. March 2012
Our Planet is Under Pressure and a major international conference in London from 26-29 March will use this name to focus on solutions to the global sustainability challenge. The Met Office will be attending along with many other impressive international organisations and speakers. The aim is to explore how to work together to manage climate-related [...]
Continue reading...Kew Gardens Adopt a seed for Mothers Day
15. March 2012
Mothers Day gifts are always a challenge. Forget the smelly soaps and box of chocolates – choose something that will last forever: http://www.kew.org/support-kew/adopt-a-seed/occasion/index.htm?campaignkw=MthrsEmailTopButton
Continue reading...Hosepipe ban to hit gardeners
14. March 2012
The Guardian provides excellent reports on the current lack of water in the South of England: “The government has declared drought in the southeast and warned that other parts of the country are in danger of drying up, too. For two winters in a row the UK has had unseasonably low rainfall. Now the government, [...]
Continue reading...How is weather in your garden?
11. March 2012
I would love to hear personal stories of how the weather is affecting the plants in your garden and what you are doing to cope with these various challenges . Are you selecting different types of plants? Have you had to change the style and design of your garden to adapt to lack of water or flooding? We are [...]
Continue reading...RHS records weather woes
3. March 2012
The RHS Advisory Department experienced its busiest year in 2011, receiving more than 60000 enquiries from its members- a record breaker. The team of RHS experts solved myriad enquiries which ranged from problems associated with pests and diseases to plant identification. Many of the queries pertained to the unpredictable temperatures throughout the year. Chief Horticultural [...]
Continue reading...Australian and New Zealand plants
1. March 2012
Gardeners who have visited down under and been inspired by the plants they saw might like to know that there are a remarkable number of plants from Australia and New Zealand which thrive in British gardens. For many years they were treated with some suspicion as ‘borderline’ or ‘tender’ plants not worth the risk. With [...]
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20. March 2012
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