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Microbes make you merry
Gardening is good for the brain, and microbes in the soil could be the reason why. Continue reading
London Open Garden Squares Weekend
Dorset Square Photo Sarah Jackson
Remember in the movie Notting Hill, when they climb the fence to get into a private, locked garden? Open Garden Squares Weekend in London: on 8-9 June, has over 200 private, hidden, unusual and little known gardens open to the public across 27 London boroughs Continue reading
Monty Don attacks BBC over replacement
Photo by Saltdeanbeach
Monty Don has been displaced by snooker on TV – and he’s not happy. The Gardeners’ World presenter has attacked the BBC for ditching his gardening show for what he calls ‘cheap’ coverage of snooker. Continue reading
The biggest garden show in the world
What’s the biggest garden show in the world – Chelsea? Nope. The most visited – Floriade? Nein. Perhaps the most unusual – Chateau Chaumont? Possibly, but I think ‘non’. If you haven’t heard of the Jinzhou Landscape Art Exposition then maybe you will not be one of its 10 million visitors this year. Continue reading
Secrets of the sacred lotus
Photo David Hollingworth
Did you know that lotus can regulate its own temperature, just like a warm-blooded animal? Continue reading
21st century Irish potato famine
2013 – another Irish potato famine? Cold, wet weather has seen the few harvested potatoes soar to £440/tonne. Limavady farmer James Wray says ”There just isn’t any potatoes left in the country”.
New EU laws about seed trading – what’s the truth?
Are the claims true that new EU laws will make trading in seeds by amateur gardeners illegal? Continue reading