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Leading exotic plant expert Mike Clifford and his wife Tina have raised almost £2,000 to fund the development of a new sensory garden at multi award-winning charitable garden centre Chestnut Nursery in Poole.
Despite the challenges of back-to-back heatwaves, Mike and Tina ensured their Botanical Jungle Garden was in unbe-leaf-ably pristine condition so it could open to the public four times during the scorching summer – with entry fees donated to Chestnut.
Plant collector and propagator Mike, who has been featured on BBC Gardeners' World and in Amateur Gardening magazine, has amassed a treasured collection of thousands of rare and unusual plants from all over the world, which have taken root in the gardens...Read More
Have you ever wondered what happens to your seeds before you buy the packets in the shops? This month, the Garden.Help team have been out and about looking at how seeds are developed and tested to give you the best possible results.
Mr Fothergill's, based in Cambridgeshire, have a trials area next to their headquarters where they grow a sample of all the seeds they sell as well as new varieties that may make it to retail in the future. They say that by testing everything, they know in advance if customers might experience an issue with certain seeds for, say, the weather that year. They can also go out into the field and look at their own trial if a customer reports a p...Read More
Apples picked fresh from the garden taste delicious and are packed with goodness, but if the crop is too big for you to use as it ripens, you may need to look at storing some of it to use later. Some apples stores better than others and you should check the storage life of your particular variety for guidance.
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Blenheim Palace has teamed up with pioneering British artist and television presenter Jay Jay Burridge for the premiere of his latest exhibition, Dinosaurs Are Forever, one of the most unique events to ever feature at Britain’s Greatest Palace.
Dinosaurs Are Forever opened this week at the UNESCO World Heritage Site and will run until 1st November 2026.
The outdoor experience, located in the grounds of the visitor attraction in Oxfordshire, the birthplace of dinosaurs, will feature five incredible 9 metres long reimagined Megalosaurus skeletons. Visitors can discover the magnificent life-size sculptures along the pathway, which follows on from the Lower Water T...Read More
Equipped with a Tri-Link bar and chain, the saw offers easy tensioning and a fast chain speed of 6.7m/s, ensuring quick and clean cuts. The convenient automatic oiler keeps the blade lub ...Read More
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Autumn kale combined with potatoes and cheese makes a hearty, warming bake.
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Layer potatoes and kale in a baking dish, drizzle with cream, sprinkle cheese, bake 30-35 minutes at 180°C.
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Storage: Fridge 2 days; reheat before serving.
Lift tender summer-flowering bulbs like Dahlias, Cannas and Gladioli after the first frost blackens their foliage.
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Wrap grease bands around the trunks of fruit trees to prevent wingless winter moths climbing up to lay eggs.
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Raise terracotta containers onto pot feet to prevent waterlogging and reduce the risk of frost cracking the pots.
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