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 …
RHS announces 2012 Britain in Bloom finalists
The Royal Horticultural Society has selected 73 finalists from over 1,000 entries to take part in the 2012 RHS Britain in Bloom UK Finals. Ranging from small rural villages to major industrial …
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RHS issue fruit crop warning
The lack of a cold winter could damage fruit yields later in the year, warn The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). The society is concerned that this year’s mild winter may lead to smaller fruit …
June Crisfield Chapman exhibition at Bowes
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 …
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The first beetle free lily
Lily beetles are a huge problem for growers of Oriental and Asiatic lilies but Thompson & Morgan's new Lily "Defender" could be about to bring to colour back to our borders. The fragrant and …
The sap is rising!
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 …