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Gift to injured servicemen’s Headley Court therapy unit

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April 23, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Donated planters

Thousands of pounds worth of bespoke raised beds bursting with fruit and vegetables have been donated to an innovative garden therapy unit at Headley Court, the Surrey-based armed forces rehabilitation centre. The gift was made after The Edible Garden Show’s organisers were moved and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Nature's Gym Tagged With: Beds, Caption, Concentration, Court Staff, Edible Garden, Fruit And Vegetables, Green Environment, Growing Plants, Headley Court, Horticultural Therapy, Ministry Of Defence, Obstacles, Ordination, Organisers, Physiotherapist, Psychological Benefits, Rehabilitation Centre, Stoneleigh Park Warwickshire, Stress Levels, Therapeutic Benefits

RHS Plant Finder 2012-2103 is now available

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April 23, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

RHS Plant Finder 2012-3

The latest edition of the Royal Horticultural Society's annual publication, RHS Plant Finder 2012-2103 is now available . This encyclopaedia of around 70,000 cultivated plants provides the most up-to-date information on where plants can be bought by gardeners looking for their favourites and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gift Ideas, News & Features, News in Brief Tagged With: Alaina, Bad Weather, Banana Cream, Chelsea Flower Show, Cottage Garden Plants, Cultivars, Daphne Odora, Encyclopaedia, Fire Storm, Gardeners, Mail, Mail Order, Massive Task, New Entries, Nurseries, Plant Finder, Pulmonaria, Rhs Chelsea Flower Show, Royal Horticultural Society, Tender Plants, Weather Conditions, Wild Swan

New stunning evergreen Magnolia

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April 19, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Fairy-Magnolia-Blush

Here at Gardening for Health we just adore Magnolias and the newcomer to the scene, Fairy Magnolia Blush looks set to be a real winner. Fairy Magnolia Blush is a startling free flowering evergreen shrub, laden with fragrant flowers from March to May. Reaching mature heights of three to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News & Features, Plant of the month Tagged With: Chinese Magnolia, Conservatory, Delicate Blush, Evergreen Magnolia, Evergreen Shrub, Figo, Flower Size, Foliage, Fragrant Flowers, Garden Fairy, General Resistance, Lilac, Magnolias, Moisture Levels, Pests, Pink Flowers, Reputable Plant, Screening Purposes, Soil Types, Strong Winds, Trellis, Winter Weather

Gardening in a drought

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April 6, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

dry ground

For the first time the Royal Horticultural Society is letting anyone use its RHS Members' Advisory Service on Monday 16 April for drought-resistant gardening advice as part of National Gardening Week 2012. The RHS has conducted extensive research into gardening in drought The Royal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News & Features Tagged With: 16 April, Advisory Service, Drought Resistance, Drought Tolerant Plants, Eleven Years, Extensive Research, Gardening Advice, Gardening Tips, Growing Plants, Harlow Carr, Hyde Hall, Little Water, Media Channels, National Gardening, North Yorkshire, Rhs Gardens, Rhs Members, Rosemoor, Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley

Balmy spring weather and new raised beds

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April 1, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Soil testing

The last two or three weeks have seen some really beautiful warm weather here in Cumbria with the plants starting to romp away. Young plants and seedling in the greenhouse have used the unseasonal balmy days to put on a spurt of growth. All of our blight resistant tomato seedlings … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardener's Diary Tagged With: Balmy Days, Balmy Spring, Blight, Clay Soil, Food Crops, Heartache, Mainstay, Novice Gardener, Nutrient Content, Ph Level, Salad Crops, Seedling, Soil Test Kit, Soil Testing, Spring Frosts, Spring Weather, Test Tubes, Tomato Seedlings, Topsoil, Warm Weather