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Garden and greenhouse enthusiasts have been warned that new plants and trees could require even more watering than usual after it emerged that the UK‘s soil moisture reserves are falling rapidly.According to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), the dry weather … [ Read More ]
Cumbria can now claim to hold the honour of being home to the UK‘s largest wild cherry tree.Yorkshire previously held the record with a specimen measuring 18.5ft around, but a storm left it badly damaged and meant it lost its … [ Read More ]
Garden and greenhouse enthusiasts who fancy themselves as horticultural designers could see their ideas become reality at a site in Warwickshire.The Landmark Trust is searching for entrants to a competition, where the winner will see their design used to help … [ Read More ]
The garden and greenhouse community is mourning the passing of one of its key figures.Professor John MacLeod died on Friday (June 18th) night after a long battle with illness, according to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).The botany expert was the … [ Read More ]
Garden and greenhouse enthusiasts have been warned to keep an eye out for a species of insect alien to the UK.The citrus longhorn beetle comes from the Far East, but has increasingly been working its way across Europe, according to … [ Read More ]
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has honoured a Cambridge University gardener with its Young Horticulturalist of the Year Award.Faye Steer beat almost 2,000 others to the title after securing the position of deputy head gardener at the ten-acre gardens of … [ Read More ]
Garden and greenhouse enthusiasts who last week read about Garden Wisley‘s Hoisin may be interested in an update in her situation.The mother duck had made her nest in a hanging basket at the popular Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) site, laying … [ Read More ]
The UK‘s premier garden and greenhouse authority has appointed a new director-general.The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) chose former Kuoni managing director Sue Biggs as the person to replace acting director-general Gordon Seabright, who has been in charge since September.A longstanding … [ Read More ]
British interest in growing fruit and vegetables in back gardens is now bigger than ever, it has been claimed.According to Anna-Marie DeSouza, deputy editor of Build It magazine, an increasing number of people in Britain are devoting some of their … [ Read More ]
Featured Blogger: Undercover With Bob Flowerdew
So many of our most interesting and useful tender crops and flowers are closely related and in the Solanum family. All the daturas and petunias, brunfelsias and nierembergias, cropping and sweet scented tobaccos, tomatoes and potatoes, peppers, physalis and aubergines, … [ Read More ]
