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Sales have doubled in the last year alone and now with the new film Gnomeo and Juliet introducing a new generation of children to the concept of the little garden friends, who knows where this sales boom will lead. Maybe they will pep from the flowerbeds of every garden, as they did in Victorian times. [...]
Bob’s Basics are a new series of books by acclaimed organic gardener Bob Flowerdew. Bob Flowerdew has been gardening for 30 years and with his wealth of experience these books are an opportunity to share his gardening knowledge with both experienced gardeners and those wanting to take up gardening for the first time. There are [...]
The end of summer brings with it a number of jobs to do in the garden and a very important job is the successful storage of your crops for the winter season. The key to successful storage is to ensure that only the very best of your crop is stored for winter. The slightest damaged [...]
Just read a great article about garlic and if you are thinking of trying it in your garden you can start planting now straight into the garden or start in your greenhouse for early crops next year. What we really loved here at flower-shows is the idea of growing garlic as pest control.
Having had a conversation with a few gardening friends here are some great ideas to help you rid your garden and greenhouse of those pesky slugs. Please let us know if these ideas do the trick or if you have any of your own ideas to contribute.
All the team here are supporting the idea of children becoming interested in gardening and there are a number of great school initiatives to encourage children to grow plants, fruits and vegetables. This has got to be a good thing for the future. Although some schools are including gardening in the curriculum – it teaches [...]
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- A Greenhouse from Hartley Botanic is on our gardening wish list this year!
