Edible Garden show – 2012 – Warwickshire

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Everything from bees, goats and pigs to seeds, sheds, wellies and wormeries will be on show

Gardeners, grow-your-own enthusiasts and families can safely leave their wellies and waterproofs at home when they visit The Edible Garden Show 2012 between the 16-18 March. The UK’s only national event dedicated to the ‘grow-your-own’ revolution brings the great outdoors indoors ensuring … [Read more...]



Thompson & Morgan say avoid Imaptiens walleriana

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Impatiens Walleriana - The Busy Lizzie affected by Downy Mildew

Thompson & Morgan pride themselves on offering the best plants that will give superb performance in all of our gardens. That is why they have issued advice to avoid Impatiens Walleriana this year in light of the downy mildew attack which has been decimating plants over the last couple of … [Read more...]



Grow your own edible snails

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Grow your own Escargot

Perhaps the last thing a gardener needs is more snails, but these culinary delights are setting the latest trend for the British smallholder. Demand for edible home grown molluscs is no longer moving at a ‘snail’s pace’. Popularity for Escargot has gathered speed as more people try … [Read more...]



June Crisfield Chapman exhibition at Bowes

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Echinopsis - June Crisfield Chapman

June Crisfield Chapman, known for her engravings of plants in The Countryman magazine, will be the focus of a new exhibition at The Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle. June follows two main themes in her engravings: plant forms and characters from literature and the theatre. She finds … [Read more...]



The sap is rising!

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January daffodil

As we enter the middle of January, the days are already notably lengthening and brighter. The mild. wet winter is encouraging all growing things into bud early and we have been sent a picture from Gary in Lancaster whose daffodils started to bloom on new year's day. Perhaps this could be … [Read more...]



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