Fantastic news, DowAgroSciences have withdrawn products containing Aminopyralid, and the Pesticides Safety Directorate is suspending any authorisations for the use of the products....more
25/07/2008
Have you been a victim of weed killer contamination? Add you name to the list to alt the use of these dangerous chemicals....more
17/07/2008
If you have been affected by Aminopyralid contamination you will have to leave the affected ground for at least a year before you can plant in it again. The RHS report says it could be even be two years before the herbicide residue has broken down....more
11/07/2008
It sounds like a plot from a 1970's disaster movie, "Scientists build the perfect weed killer - but it ends up killing everything else"....more
10/07/2008
Not exactly gardening news I know, but it is a local event for us here in Dorset, and we think it's important to promote local events. ...more
03/06/2008
Rosemary Leaf Beetles (Chrysolina americana)are urgently required for research purposes by the John Innes Centre.
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more28/05/2008
After 5 years of presenting Gardeners World, Monty Don has decided to step down as the main presenter for health reasons....more
23/05/2008
It's medals day at Chelsea and everyone will be asking 'Who got what?'. Our favorite garden, the 'The Dorset Cereals Edible Planyground' by local designer Nick Williams-Ellis has won Gold, and 'Best in Show'. Congratulations to Nick Williams-Ellis an...more
20/05/2008
The end of a very busy year is approaching for the exhibitors at the RHS Chelsea Flower show. As the press and Celebs wander around the gardens, there is frantic activity as the finishing touches are added to the gardens....more
19/05/2008
Inspired by a thread on the Gardeners Calendar Social Network (shameless plug), I decided to investigate a news article in the Mail on Sunday, talking about the rise in Gar...more
07/05/2008
All of Thompson & Morgans seeds are currently at half price!...more
02/05/2008
120 easiplants worth over £40.20 for only £14.95. 6 of our most popular easiplant varieties (20 of each plant)...more
01/05/2008
Earlier this month the Totnes Allotment Association staged a pea-ceful protest to demonstrate to their local councillors the desperate nee for allotments in the local area....more
28/04/2008
The scent molecules produced by flowers are being smothererd by the pollution we produce, making it harder for bees and other insects to find them....more
21/04/2008
Cayeux Iris will launch Iris 'Ciel et Mer' at 2008 RHS Chelsea Flower Show...more
18/04/2008
Cayeux Iris will launch Iris 'Grenade' at 2008 RHS Chelsea Flower Show...more
18/04/2008
Cayeux Iris will launch Iris 'Jus d'Orange' at 2008 RHS Chelsea Flower Show...more
18/04/2008
Tom Sharples, Technical Manager at Suttons Seeds was quoted in an article in the Guardian this month "Five years ago the split between vegetables and flower seed was 60: 40….This had switch by last year to 60:40 in favour of vegetables and now in som...more
18/04/2008
If you missed the RHS 'Grow your own veg' weekend at the beginning of March, you should pen into your diaries the future events coming up through out the year. ...more
25/03/2008
"The Dorset Cereals Edible Playground" designed by Nick Williams-Ellis and sponsored by Dorset Cereals...more
07/02/2008
