Help your garden spring to life - School competition to encourage wildlife friendly gardening and Natural England' Big Wildlife Garden website gives a helping hand for wildlife this spring.
- With the welcome sights and sounds of spring tentatively emerging, now is the ideal time to look at ways in which we can all help wildlife recover from the harshness of Britain’s long, cold winter.

Gardening in a wildlife-friendly way can considerably increase the diversity of plants and animals and create an oasis for species in decline such as hedgehogs, holly blue butterflies, song thrushes, bumble bees and stag beetles.

Exciting garden and food courses at West Dean In response to the increasing popularity of 'grow your own' fruit and vegetables, West Dean College, is for the first time, offering a new range of one-day food courses. Food at West Dean will include a mixture of talks, demonstrations, feasting and opportunities to learn from leading food writers and chefs. The emphasis is very much on embracing local seasonal foods and the joys of growing and cooking your own produce.

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The Prince of Wales becomes Patron of the North of England Horticultural Society

Last Updated on Saturday, 06 March 2010 16:37 Saturday, 06 March 2010 16:22

Harrogate Flower Show The new gardening season gets off to a flying start with HRH The Prince of Wales agreeing to become Patron of the North of England Horticultural Society. His Royal Highness is delighted to accept the invitation and will be the Patron for a term of five years.

His Royal Highness is renowned for his interest in gardening and horticulture and over recent years has created an organic garden at his Gloucestershire home Highgrove. His knowledge and passion of gardening makes him an ideal ambassador for the society.

Silver Celebrations at Malvern 2010

Last Updated on Friday, 05 March 2010 08:34 Friday, 05 March 2010 07:51

The RHS Malvern Spring Gardening Show is 25 years old and will be celebrating its silver anniversary in style when it opens to the public on Thursday 6th May 2010.

Organisers will be celebrating more than two decades of gardening innovation and excellence on the Three Counties Showground, where a special anniversary garden will be designed by James Steed, Alex Bell and Claire Potter.

‘Recycled’ giant daffodil on show at RHS Cardiff

Last Updated on Saturday, 06 March 2010 20:30 Saturday, 06 March 2010 20:16

A giant daffodil, made from recycled materials, has been created for the 2010 RHS Show Cardiff which opens on 16 April and runs to the 18. Based on the motif for the annual Cardiff show, and the national emblem of Wales, the daffodil sculpture is the work of London-based artist Michelle Reader, who has been making unique figurative recycled sculptures from household waste and found objects for over 10 years.

How do I? Gardening Videos

Last Updated on Friday, 19 February 2010 17:39 Friday, 19 February 2010 17:35

How do I - Gardening videos Access our latest selection of gardening videos in association with The Garden Channel, click here.

This month find out how to grow garlic in pots, strawberries, propagating tomato side shoots, planting onion sets and leeks!

Gardeners’ World Practical Gardening Handbook by Toby Buckland

Last Updated on Friday, 05 March 2010 13:42 Saturday, 27 February 2010 13:15

Toby Buckland BBC Gardeners' World BBC gardening presenter Toby Buckland has written a new book - the 'Gardeners' World Practical Gardening Handbook' - as a practical companion to the flagship TV show Gardeners' World which returns to our screens on Friday 5th March 2010 for the new season.

This is very much a practical book with an easy to follow layout containing lots of tried-and-tested tips and ideas for practical use in the garden.

Latest Gardening Videos

Last Updated on Friday, 05 February 2010 21:26 Wednesday, 27 January 2010 00:00

Access our latest selection of gardening videos in association with The Garden Channel, click here.

This month features some of the finest gardens in the North West, including Levens Hall, Muncaster Castle and Tatton Park.

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