Vegetables out in front
A resident of a Cumbrian village has been brave enough to buck the British trend by turning his front lawn into a fruit and vegetable garden. [caption id="attachment_325" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="clever use of a front garden in Orton, Cumbria"][/caption] The british front garden has always been something of an extension of the front room, kept clean and tidy, embellished with ornaments and only ever seen by visitors. Well tended front lawns and flower borders were meant for the eyes only, with the fruit and veg being grown in the back garden. Modern houses, rarely allow this luxury and some homeowners are digging up their ...
Plant for Life Challenge
PlantforLife challenges Britain’s gardeners to help save four butterfly species on the verge of extinction PlantforLife and The Butterfly Conservation are teaming up to try and save four of Britain’s butterfly species by launching a public awareness campaign providing simple gardening advice to help keep Britain’s gardens fluttering. The ‘Making your Garden Flutter’ guide, developed by PlantforLife, is packed full of easy to follow advice including three top gardening tips to help preserve these elegant creatures: 1. Plant nectar rich plants like Cowslip and Bugle which will encourage butterflies in to your garden 2. Plant a variety of flowers which are available from early ...
Gardening Boosts Vitamin D
Readers may be aware of recent media reports on the rising incidence of Ricketts. This bone disease is caused by lack of vitamin D (which we source from sunlight). Our northern hemisphere climate combined with indoor lifestyle along with other factors has led to Ricketts rearing it's head for the first time since the WWII. Sun exposure to the skin is the human race’s natural, intended, most effective and most neglected source of vitamin D. Research is now indicating that vitamin D may also have implications relating to other health conditions including Multiple Sclerosis and cancers. According to data from the Vitamin ...
Gardening Calorie Counter
Today sees the launch of our new downloadable gardening calorie counter. We have compiled data and analysed statistics to give you an idea of how many calories are burned doing various gardening tasks. [caption id="attachment_273" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Page from our Garden calorie counter leaflet"][/caption] A simple table gives easy reference and allows you to complete the record sheet which you can pin to your shed door or kitchen notice board to keep track of how your gardening can help to shed those extra Kg's. All of the figures are an approximation of how many calories the average person would burn, so it must be ...
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Plant for Life Challenge
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Vegetables out in frontA resident of a Cumbrian village has been brave enough to buck the British trend by turning his front lawn into a fruit and vegetable garden. clever use of a front garden in Orton, Cumbria The british front garden has always been something of an extension of the front room, kept clean and tidy, embellished with ornaments and only ever seen by visitors. Well... [Read more of this review]
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