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Last Chance to Trim Deciduous Hedges Before New Growth Begins

As winter fades and the first signs of spring emerge, March marks the final opportunity to trim deciduous hedges before they start putting on...

Protecting Fruit Bushes with Netting

Growing fruit bushes like currants, gooseberries, raspberries, and blueberries can be incredibly rewarding, but without proper protection, birds and other wildlife can quickly strip...

Starting Tomatoes, Peppers, and Cucumbers Indoors

March is the perfect time to start tender crops like tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers indoors, giving them a head start before transplanting them outside...

Bastard Trenching

Bastard Trenching – A Horticultural and Soil Cultivation Entry Definition and Purpose Bastard trenching is a double-depth soil cultivation technique used to improve soil structure, aeration,...

Bast

Bast – A Botanical and Structural Entry Definition and Function Bast, also known as phloem fibres, is the vascular tissue in plants responsible for the transport...

Breaking

Deck the halls at Dobbies’ Christmas Launch Weekend

Christmas has come early as Dobbies Garden Centres kicks...

Six Guinness World Records awarded in CANNA UK National Giant Vegetables Competition at Malvern Autumn Show

Malvern Autumn Show, in association with Westons, will welcome...

The Greenfingers Charity opens new garden at Chestnut Tree House Hospice in Arundel

The Greenfingers Charity is delighted to announce the official...