 |
Search News
News Categories
Browse Products
| |
A 10-year-old wins Wigan gardening competition 
Mowdirect news > Gardening News
Thursday, July 31 2008 18:56:33 by Alison Patel
Alison Patel writes: A ten-year-old boy has been named Wigan's best gardener after securing the top prize in the Wigan Observer's competition.
Wigan In Bloom winner Lewis Gray started gardening three years ago and designed the prize winning garden himself choosing both the plants and the layout, Wigan News reported.
Describing the moment he won, Lewis said: "I was at tennis when my mum came and told me I had won, I was really happy."
Lewis was inspired to get involved in gardening by his grandfather who was a keen horticulturist and gave his grandson a hanging basket to plant flowers in when he was just seven.
The award-winner now sells his hanging baskets to Wigan residents and works at a local nursery at the weekends.
Lewis grows his own vegetables as well as creating hanging baskets and tending to plants, Wigan News reported.
He has said he will use his £150 prize money to buy seeds that he plans to use to grow his own bedding plants for next year's show.
 Printer Friendly  Send to a Friend
| Related "Gardening News" News |
|
Allotment holders show fruit and veg at town show
(Monday, September 01 2008 17:33:18)
|
|
Allotment holders in Northampton gathered together to display the 'best of British produce' at the Delapre Family Show, the Northmapton Chronicle and Echo reports. ... [ more ]
|
 |
|
Staff at school brave sky dive to raise funds for sensory garden
(Thursday, August 28 2008 18:14:15)
|
|
Staff at a Scottish school have completed a sponsored sky dive to raise funds for a sensory garden, South Ayrshire Council reported. ... [ more ]
|
|
|
Southport flower show will attract 80,000 visitors
(Thursday, August 21 2008 19:09:18)
|
|
Starting this morning (August 21st), the Southport Flower Show is expected to attract 80,000 visitors and some of the most famous names in horticulture over the next four days. ... [ more ]
|
|
|
Rare frog is given protection by minister for wildlife
(Tuesday, August 19 2008 18:51:50)
|
|
A rare frog that croaks in a 'northern accent' is set to be given legal protection upon its reintroduction to the UK. ... [ more ]
|
|
|
Expert advice on how to cultivate foxtail grasses
(Tuesday, August 19 2008 18:48:48)
|
|
A leading expert in plant cultivation has provided a series of tips on how to get the best results when growing foxtail grasses. ... [ more ]
|
|
| |
|
| | Special Offer
Story Archive
Please select the month you want to see:
· November, 2008
· October, 2008
· September, 2008
· August, 2008
· July, 2008
· June, 2008
· May, 2008
· April, 2008
· March, 2008
· February, 2008
· January, 2008
· December, 2007
· November, 2007
· October, 2007
· September, 2007
· August, 2007
· July, 2007
· June, 2007
· May, 2007
· April, 2007
· March, 2007
· February, 2007
· January, 2007
[ Show ALL Stories ]
|
Special Offers
|
|
RSS news feed
