The Gardeners Calendar - Horticultural News

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

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.

Bee Friendly gardening guide

Want to know more about Bee friendly gardening?

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.

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.

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

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 gardens on a low budget.

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.

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.

Geoffry Smith Dies

Writer, TV presenter, lecturer and radio broadcaster died last week.