Kensington Palace’s head gardener reveals 75% of his team has been furloughed as he shares behind-the-scenes snap of the Sunken Garden – but insists you ‘roll up your sleeves, eat chocolate and get to work’ Kensington Palace’s head gardener has revealed his fighting spirit Is leading a scaled-back team to keep the Palace’s famous gardens … Read more
The Chelsea Flower Show is usually a glamorous event which is watched by millions, with its prizes won by Britain’s best professional horticulturalists. But after the coronavirus lockdown forced the Royal Horticultural Society to cancel the event, the chance for green-fingered fame fell on Britain’s amateur gardeners. Nearly 8,000 people entered the society’s ‘My Chelsea … Read more
Steve Coogan furloughs the gardener and housekeeper at his £4million mansion leaving the taxpayer to pick up 80 percent of the tab Coogan, 54, has taken advantage of Rishi Sunak’s furloughing scheme Gardener and housekeeper work full time at the sprawling home in the south Coogan backed Jeremy Corbyn. His home has a tennis court … Read more
Green-fingered wildlife consultant befriends cheeky robin in her garden during lockdown – and he even joins in her Zoom calls Keen gardener Kate MacRae was stunned when a robin befriended her recently The little bird – who she has named Colin – has grown to trust Kate, from Lichfield The creature is now so tame, … Read more
Research has linked being green-fingered to everything from higher vitamin D levels to lower blood pressure. And last month, a study in the journal Neurology listed gardening as one of a handful of activities that could lower the risk of dementia in old age. This is thought to be down to the combination of physical … Read more