News Headlines
Mayor of London’s Capital Growth feature at the world’s largest annual gardening event
Long Lost Rhododendron found at Rosemoor
Bee Friendly gardening guide
Sign the petition to prevent the death of Bees
Makeover your garden with the RHS Show Cardiff
The world’s largest annual gardening event set to fuel the nation’s appetite for grow your own
Credit Crunch Chelsea
RHS welcomes Government's £1million for Horticultural apprenticeship scheme
Are you unwittingly killing Bees?
Geoffry Smith Dies
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Mayor of London’s Capital Growth feature at the world’s largest annual gardening event
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, sponsored by Rachel’s Organic, 7-12 July 2009, will showcase an Edible Spaces with Capital Growth feature to encourage urbanites to grow your own...more
26/06/2009
Long Lost Rhododendron found at Rosemoor
A long lost variety of Rhododendron – Rhododendron ‘Thomasine’ - has been found by one of the gardeners at RHS Garden Rosemoor, in Great Torrington, Devon, while he was tidying through an area of the original part of the garden....more
12/06/2009
Sign the petition to prevent the death of Bees
Neonicotinoid insecticides have been banned in France, Germany and Austria because the cause the death of Bee colonies. Sign the petition now and get it banned here too....more
27/04/2009
Makeover your garden with the RHS Show Cardiff
RHS Show Cardiff (17 – 19 April 2009). To book tickets call 0844 209 1810 or visit www.rhs.org.uk/cardiff. Ticket prices range from £8 - £10....more
08/04/2009
The world’s largest annual gardening event set to fuel the nation’s appetite for grow your own
2009 Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, sponsored by Rachel’s Organic, 7-12 July 2009, is the gardening event for grow your own. Tickets now on sale www.rhs.org.uk/flowershows...more
07/04/2009
Credit Crunch Chelsea
The Overdrawn Artist’s Garden, The Off-Shore Garden and The Banker’s Garden make up The Credit Crunch Gardens at the 2009 RHS Chelsea Flower Show to provide some light relief and demonstrate how to create entertaining, environmentally responsible gar...more
04/04/2009
RHS welcomes Government's £1million for Horticultural apprenticeship scheme
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), the UK’s leading gardening charity, warmly welcomes this weeks (24 March 2009) announcement by the Government, that £1million is to be invested into a UK-wide horticultural apprenticeship scheme....more
27/03/2009
Are you unwittingly killing Bees?
Depending on the insecticide you are using in your garden you could be part of the cause for the massive deaths of Bee colonies....more
23/03/2009
Geoffry Smith Dies
Writer, TV presenter, lecturer and radio broadcaster died last week....more
02/03/2009
Toby Buckland Tests Moon Planting
In the January issue of Gardeners world magazine Toby Buckland put moon planting to the test....more
05/01/2009
Allotment thefts of Fruit and Veg
The BBC has reported a rise in thefts of produce from Allotments across the country....more
22/09/2008
Aminopyralid withdrawn from sale
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
Petition the Prime Minister to halt the use of Aminopyralid
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
Aminopyralid contamination leaves gardens barren for a year
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
Aminopyralid residue in manure is killing crops
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
12th Annual World Nettle Eating Championships
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
Rosemary Leaf Beetles (Chrysolina americana)are urgently required for research purposes by the John Innes Centre.
...more28/05/2008
Monty Don leaves Gardeners World
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
Chelsea Update - Gold for Edible Playgrounds
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