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Stephen Webb, from Woking, has taken the prestigious title of RHS Photographer of the Year 2011 and a cheque for £1,000 after capturing an image of a carpet of crocuses in the early evening light.Chris Young, competition judge and Editor of the RHS magazine, The Garden, said: “This is one of … [Read more...]
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The frenzy of seed sowing and dividing herbaceous perennials is upon us and the Gardening for Health borders have just undergone a five year revamp.Many of the perennials such as Hemerocallis, and geraniums had grown into very large clumps, so the division of the roots yielded quite a number of … [Read more...]
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The Snowdrop braves the cold weather of late winter, pushing dainty white flowers through the earth to herald the onset of spring.Gently nodding white bells often tinged with green, are displayed above clumps of blue green sword like foliage in Late winter. Growing to about 10cm in height, … [Read more...]
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As gloomy winter days give way to the watery sunlight of spring, the temperature may still be cool but daylight hours are lengthening and the garden is certainly starting to show new signs of life.Early spring can be a hard physical time for the gardener and apart from the usual seed sowing … [Read more...]
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PlantforLife challenges Britain’s gardeners to help save four butterfly species on the verge of extinctionPlantforLife 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 … [Read more...]
Gardening For Health regularly give presentations at events and gardening clubs and the diary for … [Read More...]
The gardeners of the Southend Huntington’s Disease branch allotment have been chosen as the … [Read More...]
Perhaps the last thing a gardener needs is more snails, but these culinary delights are setting the … [Read More...]
For those who follow or are interested in the biodynamic planting method, check out the lunar … [Read More...]
