So there it is from April 5th we, in the South that is, will be in an official hosepipe ban. Drought has officially hit (21st Feb 2012) due in the main to the drier winters and increasingly warm summers. DEFRA is asking all of us to help by taking shorter showers, 4 mins which to…
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RHS London Plant and Design show – Horticulture Halls 14/15th Feb 2012
Not having been to this RHS show before I was delighted to find out it was free to members, I knew that membership card would come in handy one day. Half term is not the best time to be schlepping down to the Big Smoke on the first ‘off peak’ train but beggars can’t be…
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The RHS process a diverse range of seeds from plants cultivated in their gardens. The list is extensive, i.e pages and pages and pages long and has all manner of things from simple Bidens to magnificent Betula (yes of the tree variety!) A couple of years ago I bought about 20 packets completely forgot about…
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I’m sure lots of you know all about single digging, that is as opposed to the dreaded double digging or ‘ bastard trenching’ as my RHS tutor once called it! Today I initiated my lovely nephew and his mate in the finer arts of the single dug trench and although I am not certain they…
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After learning about the National Plant Specification resource at college it had been assigned to the ‘someday when it can be afforded’ box – currently £156+VAT subscription then £99+VAT PA thereafter What is the NPS? “The updated National Plant Specification takes the guesswork out of plant selection and procurement by providing a comprehensive and accurate…
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