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• Final call for nest boxes

  Created: Saturday, 27 February 2010 13:59

  The RSPB has issued a final call for putting up nest boxes and is urging anyone that hasn’t done so yet to do it straight away. The breeding season will soon get underway and while some birds may have already chosen their nest sites, a few species may s...

• Delightful 'daffs' thrive with the National Trust for Scotland

  Created: Saturday, 27 February 2010 13:40

  "I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o'er vales and hills,When all at once I saw a crowd,A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Fluttering and dancing in the breeze..." ...

• Winners announced - RHS Photographic Competition

  Created: Friday, 19 February 2010 17:44

  Linda Wride from Oxford has been crowned the RHS Photographer of the Year 2009. Linda's image entitled 'The allotment in June' (pictured left) took first place in the Garden View category and fought off 2,000 other entries to claim Linda her coveted title...

• National Trust to create 1,000 new allotments

  Created: Friday, 19 February 2010 15:51

  The National Trust has created over 300 new allotment plots in the first year of its campaign to create one thousand plots for local communities to grow their own fruit and veg. The initiative was launched exactly one year ago, in partnership with the La...

• Student Volunteering Week 22-28 February 2010

  Created: Friday, 19 February 2010 14:53

  Thrive, the charity that uses gardening to help disabled people, knows the added value both volunteering and gaining horticultural qualifications and skills can bring. Gardening can change people's lives by making people feel happier, more confident and ...

• Kitchen Garden opens at Lakeland attraction

  Created: Friday, 19 February 2010 14:42

  The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction in Bowness on Windermere will soon be able to provide visitors with a wide range of fresh produce grown in their own garden. Following the success of the Peter Rabbit Naturally Better Garden, work has started on a n...

• Pippa launches 'Plant a Difference' campaign

  Created: Friday, 19 February 2010 00:00

  Pippa Greenwood has launched garden charity Thrive's 'Plant a difference' campaign to encourage us to swap plants or produce between April and September 2010 a nd make a donation to Thrive for each swap. The money raised will be used to help disabled ...

• Tea & tips with the gardeners of the Eden Project

  Created: Monday, 15 February 2010 19:47

  Visitors to Eden are being given the chance to sit down for a cup of tea and swap knowledge with the project's expert green team. From February 22- April 1, green fingered enthusiasts will be able to meet the horticultural team during their tea breaks at...

• Get Inspired to Grow Your Own with the RHS

  Created: Saturday, 13 February 2010 11:32

  With the appetite for local, seasonal produce on the rise, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) kicks off its 2010 Grow Your Own Campaign on 6th March with a weekend of special events across its four gardens (Wisley in Surrey, Harlow Carr near Harrogate,...

• Residential garden tours in the Cotswolds

  Created: Friday, 12 February 2010 15:24

  The Dormy House Hotel in the Cotswolds is turning Japanese for the launch of four residential garden tours which will feature a Japanese tea ceremony and the chance to tour a privately-owned Japanese garden with the award winning designer Julian Dowle. T...

• How to pick the perfect flowers for romance

  Created: Friday, 05 February 2010 18:06

  With Valentine’s day just around the corner, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is urging smitten partners to get it right when picking the perfect flowers for romance. Jenny Bowden from the charity’s Advisory Service explains: "The Victorians att...

• Open Garden Squares Weekend

  Created: Thursday, 04 February 2010 19:53

  Transport for London, Open Garden Squares Weekend, welcomes new gardens for 2010 OPEN Garden Squares Weekend (London) is looking for new gardens to take part later this year on June 12-13. The closing date for new gardens is the end of February. The wee...

• Historical Westonbirt Estate Reunited for Visitors

  Created: Thursday, 04 February 2010 19:22

  On 12 and 13 April, visitors to Westonbirt - the National Arboretum, which is managed by the Forestry Commission, will have the chance to explore the 150-year legacy of the Westonbirt Estate. This rare opportunity will be included in the price of admissi...

• Snowdrop spotting time is here

  Created: Thursday, 04 February 2010 18:38

  The small white blooms of the snowdrop are among the first flowers to force their way through the frosty snow-covered ground heralding the hope of the springtime to come. The National Trust for Scotland are urging visitors to go along to one of their sno...