The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) will be hosting the Young School Gardener of the Year award in an effort to celebrate the work of some of the keenest green-fingered children in the country. With the deadline for nominations looming tomorrow (May 18th), the gardening charity has teamed up with children's TV star Dominic Wood – Read more ...
Celebrity gardener Alan Titchmarsh has underlined just how important it is to instil an enthusiasm and passion for gardening into the minds of the younger generation. He cited a survey of 1,000 people that was carried out last year, which revealed 70 per cent of 18-year-olds believe horticultural careers are only suitable for those who Read more ...
With the winter really starting to give way to the brighter spring season, green-fingered enthusiasts and gardeners alike will undoubtedly be raring to go and keen to get back outdoors. This is perfectly understandable, as it is the time of year when there is a great deal more to do in the garden. However, it Read more ...
Celebrity gardener Alan Titchmarsh has urged school leavers to consider grabbing a selection of garden tools and become horticulturalists as opposed to going to university. The TV star has always been a proponent of the pastime and has claimed that gardening should be taught to all secondary school pupils as it is a "useful life skill". Speaking Read more ...
Celebrity gardener Alan Titchmarsh has welcomed the end of the UK's hosepipe ban. It has been hard to avoid news of flooding and transport disruption caused by severe rain in June. But at the start of the month, parts of the country were prevented from watering their gardens as water companies took steps to conserve Read more ...
Sir Ben Kingsley, Judy Dench, Ricky Gervais and Pixie Lott are just a small sample of the celebrity names who have lent their support to a campaign promoting the importance of gardening. Conducted by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), the initiative – entitled Pot Art – is aimed at raising awareness and enthusiasm for the Read more ...
The global economic downturn in 2008-09 appeared to have a negative impact on everybody – except for gardeners that is. While many people in the UK are still concerned about their job security and the rising cost of living, the number of employment opportunities being made available in the horticultural sector has grown enormously. Director Read more ...
Britain's weather is temperamental at the best of times. But since mid last year, we have gone from one extreme to another with a regularity not normally witnessed on this Fair Isle. Extreme snowfall, gale force winds, lashings of heavy rain and even droughts in the south have all been a problem in the past Read more ...
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is encouraging the nation's young people to pursue a career in gardening. A survey conducted by the organisation found that almost 70 per cent of 18-year-olds think a career in horticulture is only for people who have failed academically. Almost 50 per cent of people under the age of 25 Read more ...
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