It was with great surprise that a recent headline quoted that the most common answer from the general public to the question “What is biodiversity”? was that ‘it is a type of washing powder’. This puts into perspective just how desperate the importance of raising people’s awareness of the issues surrounding biodiversity is. 2010 is [...]
Strictly Come Dancing is not usually a programme linked with gardening, but last night’s show had a great gardening joke and Bruce Forsyth really made us laugh here at flower shows. It was amazing watching Felicity Kendal dance the Rumba but she is more well-known for her role as Barbara Good in the Good Life [...]
The flower show season draws to a close shortly but it is really worth mentioning the Southport flower show that was held on 18th – 21st August. The show was in its 81st year and had the theme of ‘Coast’ for exhibitions. There is a wonderful story from the show. A young pupil won a [...]
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 [...]
The end of the summer is a really busy time in the garden, with the last of the summer plants, veg and fruits comes the need to tidy up. It is easiest to rake the ground to rid it of debris – be watchful for diseased foliage – you do not want this to end [...]
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. Share and [...]
Just a reminder for your diaries! The highlight of the Northern gardening calendar is almost upon us – the North of England Horticultural Society’s Harrogate Flower Show. The show takes place at the Great Yorkshire Showground on Friday17th Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th September 2010. Gates open at 9.30am and close at 5.30pm and tickets [...]
The notion of National Collections is to stop varieties of plants disappearing and at the recent Hampton Court Flower Show the BBC featured two such collections, Plantagogo’s Heuchera and Barry Clarke’s Milkweed. The Plant Heritage Marquee was celebrating national collections and it was really interesting to find out that, amateur gardeners and greenhouse growers can [...]
Hampton Court Flower Show 2010 (6th – 11th July) was again a great success. The show always prides itself on providing new ideas for gardeners to grow in their gardens and greenhouses. This year there was an emphasis on ‘grow your own’ and sustainability, something that flower-shows.org is very enthusiastic about together with Shakespearian themes [...]
