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Great River Cottage Project

admin — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:26:30 +0000

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and his team from River Cottage are launching a brilliant new project in 2009 called Landshare. The aim is to link people who want to grow their own food to space where they can grow it. With allotment waiting lists massively over-subscribed and people right across the country keener than ever to grow their own [...]

Staying Safe in The Garden

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:54:19 +0000

Every year, 90,000 people have to go to their local A&E department with a gardening-related injury. The worst offender when it comes to accidents with gardening machinery is the lawnmower. Lots of accidents happen when people clean their lawnmower blades, so remember to wear gloves and make sure that the lawnmower is turned off or disconnected from [...]

Gardening Bad for Backs?

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:29:17 +0000

In a recent article by the BBC, the growing popularity of gardening is putting many people at risk of back pain, according to a survey. A Gallup poll of more than 2,000 adults found that nearly 42% had suffered from back pain. Of these, nearly half (47%) said their problems were a result of working in the [...]

Gardening on Prescription

admin — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:18:38 +0000

Every day across the UK, GP's are advocating exercise to reduce the risk of hearth problems, Osteporosis, reduce weight and many others, so why not advise patients to consider gardening? Gardening could be prescribed more widely by doctors as a result of a new study being funded by the Lottery. A UK charity, Thrive has been awarded £322,526 [...]

Grow-your-own Viagra craze hits Britain’s garden centres

admin — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:34:59 +0000

The latest gardening craze was triggered following a discovery made by a 55-year-old furniture restorer, Michael Ford, on his allotment. He was always experimenting with drinks made from different plants and one day he tried an infusion from his winter-flowering heather. He said: "The effect was almost immediate. I had to stay in my potting shed [...]