Many Brits love getting to work outdoors with the garden tools – particularly at this time of year, when winter is firmly behind us and temperatures are rising for the summer. Despite this, the nation's horticulture industry is currently faced with a wide range of challenges – not least of which is the growing skills Read more ...
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is urging Brits to pick up their garden tools and get to work growing fruit and vegetables. This comes in response to comments from minister for agriculture David Heath, who argued there is an urgent need for the UK to become more self-sufficient and teach children the importance of knowing Read more ...
The magnolia is an iconic spring flower and will be making its return to gardens up and done the country as the weather finally starts to improve. Famous for its goblet or star-shaped flowers, it is also known for being an early blooming plant. Writing in the Observer, Dan Pearson noted that tree magnolias have Read more ...
Winter doesn't seem to be giving up in the UK right now! We should be enjoying milder conditions as spring really starts to make its presence felt, but instead we're getting the strongest blizzards we've seen this year. This will obviously be immensely frustrating for green-fingered enthusiasts and gardening professionals alike, all of whom will Read more ...
Although winter is starting to look like it is finally behind us, this does not mean that gardeners will want to restrict all of their planning for the immediate future. Indeed, it can be very satisfying to allow for the presence of plants that will remain in bloom all year round. This can ensure that Read more ...
When planning things to do with certain areas of a green space, green-fingered enthusiasts and gardening professionals alike are spoilt for choice for sources of inspiration. However, some of the most directly relevant examples can be found in any of the prestigious flower shows that frequently take place throughout the UK. From April 12th to Read more ...
As the cold winter months give way to gentler spring conditions, gardeners up and down the country will find that there is a great deal more that they are able to get to work on. This is clearly a welcome development when it comes around – and green-fingered enthusiasts and gardening professionals alike would do Read more ...
There are so many pleasures to be had from getting to work outdoors with garden tools – and a charity initiative will be held in April to celebrate this. Hosted by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), 2013 National Gardening Week is set to run from April 15th to the 21st. Two of the key themes Read more ...
New data from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has found that getting to work with the garden tools is becoming an increasingly popular pastime with individuals up and down the country. The gardening charity has seen a 30 per cent year-on-year increase in voluntary sign-ups to its biggest campaign – which is entitled Britain in Read more ...
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