Backing an initiative by the RHS Campaign for School Gardening and UK Space Agency, Tim Peake appeared in a video from the ISS. He floated in zero gravity with rocket…
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Climate change is a top priority for the Royal Horticultural Society
Its new science plan, called The Royal Horticultural Society Science for Horticulture Strategy, warns that the UK’s 27 million gardeners will face challenges. RHS chiefs want to research how plants…
RHS Garden Bridgewater to be created in Salford
The RHS intends to restore the historic grounds of Worsley New Hall, turning the 156-acre landscape into a destination garden that will welcome one million visitors per year within a…
Chris Beardshaw to be a Royal Horticultural Society Ambassador
Gardeners’ Question Time expert Chris, a regular on The Beechgrove Garden, will have a remit to promote community gardening. Chris joins Alan Titchmarsh, Mary Berry, Nick Knowles, James Wong and…
RHS to invest £100million in future of gardening
As predicted in Amateur Gardening’s 14 June issue, the RHS will search for a fifth garden, in an area where it has no presence. It’ll create two inner-city gardens and…
Secret Garden Sundays: new for plant, food and craft-lovers
The Royal Horticultural Society is to launch a host of new grow-your-own events. RHS Secret Garden Sundays will take place on the first Sunday of each month from April to…
Yorkshire gardeners to plant yellow flowers for Tour de France in 2014
Gardeners across Yorkshire will be encouraged to plant yellow flowers in 2014 to celebrate the Tour de France. While a white rose has been the symbol of Yorkshire for over…
Cash incentives for Britain in Bloom groups to cut peat
The government has set aside £50,000 of cash in a bid to wean community gardeners off peat. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will stump up the funds…
Lytham is RHS Britain in Bloom champion 2013
Gardeners in the north west are celebrating after winning the top award in community horticulture. Lytham in Lancashire was crowned Champion of Champions in the 2013 RHS Britain in Bloom contest.…
Become a wildlife expert over the internet
An online ‘gardening for wildlife’ course, claimed to be the first of its kind, will help gardeners make plots more friendly to bugs and beasts. The Virtual Gardening School, MyGardenSchool…