Friday, March 29, 2024

Old and new on view

Have you ever wished you could just pop into a neighbour’s garden to smell an enticing bloom, or even have a good look around to see what they’ve been so busy doing for the past few months?

Rhubarb growing in an urban park.

Market garden dream

A group of villagers is hoping to launch a market garden to provide people with fresh, locally grown organic fruit and vegetables. Incredible Edible Alvechurch,...
Withybed Moorings surrounded by wildflowers.

FARMING WITH NATURE

Hannah Genders visits a village farmer whose philosophy is to ‘give something back’ and to enhance the land. During lockdown earlier this year, many of...
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Wildflowers of Bulgaria

Hannah Genders takes a trip to the mountains. This article starts with a love story: our great friend Sue, who lives in Alvechurch, recently met...
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Future of growing

Hannah Genders visits two Chelsea show gardens with an educational message. It was another wonderful show at Chelsea this year, with many strong messages behind...
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Natural water swimming

Hannah Genders explains the benefits of an all-natural pool. There is a real craze at the moment for wild water swimming or swimming in natural...
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Garden jobs for March

Hannah Genders offers some tips for getting your garden spring-ready. This is the month where gardeners start to come alive again. There is a lot...

Fight back against honey fungus

Bartlett Tree Experts offer advice on eradicating fungi.

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Autumn delights

Plant photographer Judy Lawrance shares her ideas on some colourful places to visit this season. For once, we can’t complain about heading towards winter, since...
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Healing from the hedgerow

Hannah Genders meets an expert on healing plants. I’ve known Rowan McOnegal for about 11 years now – we met when I first did an article...