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A mixed organic allotment also provides a home for wildlife

Start the journey to organic gardening in five easy steps

Gardening without harming the environment is a lot easier than you may think says Garden Organic, one of Britain’s leading organic gardening charities Feeding your soil with homemade organic compost, ditching the use of toxic chemicals such as slug pellets, and attracting more wildlife into your garden are the first […]

Mulberries are harvested at Hardwick Hall

A crop fit for a queen

National Trust staff at one of the greatest surviving Elizabethan houses, Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire, have begun harvesting what they hope will be a ‘bumper’ crop of black mulberries using traditional harvesting methods. Garden staff believe this year’s fine spring helped create ideal conditions for the 10 trees on the […]

The Black Farmer, Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones MBE calls for more allotments to be amde available by the UK's big landowners

The Black Farmer Calls For Land Owners To Make More Allotment Space Available

A 45% spike in the interest in obtaining information about urban allotments during the coronavirus outbreak accentuates 6-18 month waiting lists, according to the National Allotment Society (NAS). There are an estimated 330,000 allotment plots today in Britain, the vast majority of which are the responsibility of local councils. The […]

A 21st century City Farm and Community Garden Show

The 22nd London Harvest Festival will be taking place online – so everyone can join in! [London, UK, 19th – 20th September 2020] The London Harvest Festival is 22 in September! To celebrate, we are inviting the world to participate in the buzzing life of London’s city farm and garden […]

product review: september 2020

This month the KG team have been trying out a range of garden snips. Here is our Best Buy and Top Picks selection BEST BUYGARDEN SNIPS These Japanese-made garden snips have slender blades made from SK85 carbon steel with a maximum branch diameter of 3mm. There is nylon webbing strap […]

Threatened plants need you! Charity calls for help saving the UK’s garden plants

Plant Heritage’s Missing Genera 2020 campaign highlights 10 plant groups that need saving Horticultural charity Plant Heritage is calling for anyone across the UK who is passionate about plants to help save ten plant groups which could be at risk, as part of its annual ‘Missing Genera’ campaign. The Missing […]

More Than Half Of Britons Have Never Been On A Picnic, OR VISITED A UK LANDMARK

The team at www.hampers.com undertook the study as lockdown restrictions are beginning to ease, Britons are keen to get outside and the weather has been, for the majority of lockdown, lovely. Almost 2,500 British adults, aged 18 and over, were quizzed. Asked if they had ever been on a picnic, […]

EDEN’S ICONIC BIOMES TO REOPEN

The Eden Project confirmed today that the Rainforest and Mediterranean Biomes and Core education centre will reopen to visitors on Saturday July 4. Eden’s 30-acre outdoor garden, shop and some food outlets are already open. The reopening of the Biomes and Core follow the latest Government directives announced today by […]

Ryobi found even gnomes were embarrased about some gadrens

THREE QUARTERS OF BRITS HAVE HAD A DISASTER IN THE GARDEN

Research has revealed that gardening disasters plague around three quarters (73%) of Brits, prompting power tool manufacturer Ryobi to launch a search for the nation’s ugliest garden. Disasters range from not being able to get plants to grow (14%) to forgetting to water plants (10%), as well as physical injury […]

Blue tits taking a bath. Fresh water is essential for garden birds in summer

Birds of a feather get hot in this weather

With temperatures set to soar above 30C in parts of the UK over the next few days, the RSPB is asking people to give birds a helping hand in the hot conditions by leaving out a supply of fresh water in their gardens or outdoor space. Birds need water for […]

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