The BBC announced that it is extending its popular and highly successful Dig In campaign for a second year, with expert advice and information encouraging novice gardeners, young and old, to discover …
Legionnaires’ from Compost
Recent press reports suggest links between bagged compost and legionnaires' disease, as calls are made for better warning labels. An article in the current issue of Eurosurveillance points to …
Events and Publications
Maureen Flett is available for presentations at gardening shows and events, for talks on all aspects of gardening for health, health benefits of gardening and gardening with disability. We are …
Be Plant Wise
The government has started a new campaign to make gardeners aware of invasive aquatic plants and the damage they can do to our ponds, waterways and the environment. Ponds can make wonderful …
Bifenthrin Ban
From May 2010, an EU ruling will ban sales of pesticides containing Bifenthrin and the public will have until May 2011 to use up any existing products. Gardeners use products containing Bifenthrin …
Nemasys create new product
As spring approaches, so does the annual onslaught of garden pests. Nemasys come to the rescue once again with a new nematode product for 2010, "Grow your own". Designed to tackle eleven pests in …