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If you live in the Snowdonia National Park, are you interested in establishing an orchard on your land, or extending an orchard you may already have? The Snowdonia National Park Authority, in partnership with CALU (Centre for Alternative Land Use, Bangor University) is eager to hear from National … [Read more...]
Warm summer weather greeted the thousands of visitors to the eighteenth Holker Garden Festival By 10.00am, on Saturday the car parks were filling rapidly and reports were of higher than average attendance figures. Final figures for the three days indicated that over 26,000 people attended the … [Read more...]
England will be a hive of activity this summer as BBC Local Radio joins forces with the National Trust for a major national campaign, launching on Monday 17 May, supported by Springwatch presenter Kate Humble, to investigate the plight of honeybees in Britain. As part of the Bee Part Of It! campaign, … [Read more...]
A garden cannot thrive without bees and bees increasingly need gardens in order to survive. Beekeeping has seen a sudden surge in popularity, probably due to press exposure over the last year or two about the plight of Britain's honey bees. The British Bee Keeping Association has seen a 25% increase … [Read more...]
Using a hand trowel or fork when planting out or weeding can cause strain or be a major source of discomfort for many gardeners. The wrist joint is quite a complex structure, containing a group of eight tiny bones (carpals), which offer a great range of flexibility but this level of movement leaves … [Read more...]
Gardening For Health regularly give presentations at events and gardening clubs and the diary for 2011 … [Read More...]
Using a hand trowel or fork when planting out or weeding can cause strain or be a major source of discomfort … [Read More...]
When growing veg, it is important to plan ahead very carefully to gain the best out of your plot and … [Read More...]
For those who follow or are interested in the biodynamic planting method, check out the lunar planting … [Read More...]
