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Brighten your outlook with National Houseplant Week

With National Houseplant week taking place (10th-16th January) and reports found that January is one of the hardest months of the year. Research shows that MORE than 25% of Brits have the ‘January Blues’ and admit to feeling more miserable than they do at any other time of the year. […]

My Pacific Isle

KG reader Peter Dean dreams of an island holiday away from the cold winter rain I entered a competition In a gardening magazine. I had to write a poem About a garden I had seen. I chose a lovely garden That was here in my mind. A piece of imagination […]

Prepare a bean trench

Beans, especially runners and French beans, like a good rich soil that retains moisture well and you can prepare an area of ground during the winter which will provide these right conditions for the following season. It is also a great way to get rid of kitchen scraps. Firstly, dig […]

The beautiful new bridge at Biddulph Grange

Iconic bridge returns to Victorian garden with help from fundraising youngster

Biddulph Grange Garden, a masterpiece of Victorian garden design, is celebrating the return of its striking Chinese Bridge, thanks to the skills of a National Trust specialist crafts team and the marathon fundraising efforts of a Staffordshire schoolgirl. The ornate red, green and yellow footbridge – first built in the […]

The Cold of Winter

By KG reader, Peter Dean In winter it is especially important for gardeners to look after birds and other wildlife. When temperatures fall to single Celsius figures wildlife is more vulnerable. They need extra food to survive. Leaving seed heads on sunflowers, for example, gives birds – finches in particular […]

The new drought tolerant flower bed at WEst Dean College

West Dean responds to climate change with new plantings

As the UK records its highest temperatures on record and has introduced hosepipe bans, it seems timely that West Dean Gardens (Chichester, West Sussex) has introduced a new drought tolerant experimental meadow that is covered in recycled stone mulch. As Head Gardener Tom Brown explains: “Over recent summers, we’re becoming […]

GIVING HOME OWNERS THE CHANCE TO GET GROWING

RETIRED nurse manager, Redrow home owner and first-time allotment holder Karen Thirkell is enjoying the fruits of her labour. Karen, who lives at Horsforth Vale, near Leeds, is one of many Redrow home owners around the country who have been encouraged to ‘get growing’ thanks to the availability of community […]

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