Friday, September 10, 2010
   
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UK Gardening News

Banrock Station helping British bees

Trying to find eye-catching advertisements in this media savvy world is not easy these days but wine grower Banrock Station not only managed to do that but at the same time created an advertising first.

Banrock  Station, the eco-conscious wine brand, erected a billboard spelt out entirely of bees – 100,000 of them to be precise – to launch their special edition wines to be sold exclusively at The Co-operative. Money from the sale of every bottle will go to help preserve the British bee population as part of The Co-operative’s Plan Bee campaign.

Read more: Banrock Station helping British bees

 

Sow it, harvest it, cook it at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show

Whether you are after information on bulbs, preparing for winter or what to do with your harvest, there is a team of experts on hand at the show.

The Garden Roadshow will be running throughout the show with regular talks and advice sessions on seasonal planting and garden care.

There will be a panel of experts at the Gardening Advice Bureau, including Graham Porter, gardening writer and broadcaster and Derek Guthrie and Steve Pattison, gardening experts from Alnwick Garden. Visitors can chat about everything gardening and put their questions to the panel.

Read more: Sow it, harvest it, cook it at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show

   

New website to list gardening courses

If you are looking for an interesting course or workshop whether it be gardening, photography or hiking in Brazil, then a new website is just the place for you. www.ooh.com is a new free online listings and booking site for interesting and exciting things to do around the world.

If you run classes or workshops, organise trips or events, then the team at ooh.com would like to hear from you. Anyone can use the website to sell any kind of activity at a fixed time and a fixed price.

Read more: New website to list gardening courses

   

‘Jubilee Garden’ appeal set for launch

An exciting project set to enable the use of horticulture in the rehabilitation programme for spinal cord injured patients is being launched at the Royal Bath and West of England National Gardening Show in September.

The Jubilee Garden will be built at The Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre with fundraising being spearheaded by the Southern Spinal Injuries Trust (SSIT).  The garden will enable suitably adapted wheelchair access and provide patients and their families with an important social area outside the hospital environment.

Read more: ‘Jubilee Garden’ appeal set for launch

   

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