Gardeners are to be allowed to use drip irrigation for the first time during hosepipe bans.
Up to 20 million homes in central and southern Britain will be forbidden from using hosepipes from 5 April, following two years of below-average rainfall.
Under traditional hose ban rules, anyone caught using mains water through a hose to water plants or wash cars risks a…
One of Britain’s most respected broadcasters is to give TV viewers a taste of how gardening on the box may look in the future.
Sir David Attenborough has spent a year filming at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew for a three-part mini-series which will be transmitted in 3D this May.
3D broadcasts give viewers an illusion of depth, making images appear true to life.
Kew…
One of the UK’s newest grow-your-own events has fallen victim to the economic gloom.
The Grow Your Own Show, which was due to take place at Loseley Park in Surrey on
6-7 May, has been cancelled.
Top gardening celebrities had been booked for the fruit and veg extravaganza, including Gardeners’ World presenter Joe Swift and The Edible Garden star Alys Fowler.
The first Grow…
A ‘unique’ new daffodil is to celebrate one of the most ambitious garden creation projects in recent history.
The Alnwick Garden, created by the Duchess of Northumberland, teamed up with bulb specialist Peter Nyssen to develop the novelty bloom.
‘Alnwick Magic’ has ivory-white petals and an amber-orange centre mixed with buttermilk-white.
A limited number are expected to go on sale at Alnwick’s Daffodil…
The Nation’s lawns are under attack from a plague of moss, thanks to the mild winter.
Unseasonable temperatures have created “perfect conditions for moss to thrive,” according to turf-care firm TruGreen.
It warned that if moss is not treated early, it can ruin lawns – choking healthy grass and starving turf of nutrients.
A spokesman said: “Moss loves to grow in poor…
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Gardeners in the south are on track for the worst water shortages since the summer of 1976 – while those in the north face the risk of flooding.
The north-south divide emerged as the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) declared the south-east officially in drought.
Environment secretary Caroline Spelman called an emergency water industry summit and said: “Ensuring we…
Readers who are keen to meet king of gardening Alan Titchmarsh should grab their diaries now.
The ITV1 Love Your Garden host has agreed to be the 92nd president of the New Forest Agricultural Show Society.
He will be mingling with fans at the New Forest & County Show in Brockenhurst on 24-26 July.
Former Ground Force and Gardeners’ World host Alan is…
A new world record has been set for the most expensive snowdrop after a single bulb was sold for £725.
The Galanthus woronowii ‘Elizabeth Harrison’ snowdrop bulb was snapped up by Ipswich-based Thompson & Morgan (T&M).
T&M emerged as the successful bidder after more than 30 galanthophiles (snowdrop enthusiasts) embarked on a bidding frenzy for the unusual yellow-headed bloom on an internet…
The Blue Peter garden is to open to the public for the first time, now that it has been relocated from London to Manchester.
Now rebuilt at MediaCityUK at Salford Quays, the iconic plot was first designed by garden legend Percy Thrower in 1978.
An Italian sunken garden and fish pond have been moved to a landscaped area known as The Green,…
