gardeners

We shouldn’t be ashamed of our colonial gardens, says Gardeners’ World host Monty Don

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We shouldn’t be ashamed of our colonial gardens, says Gardeners’ World host Monty Don TV gardener Monty Don says ‘we shouldn’t be ashamed of our colonial gardens’ Don, 65, says we should be inspired by gardens to create a ‘better world’  British collected plants from all over the world to be appreciated in UK homes … Read more

Hundreds of British gardeners ‘receive unsolicited deliveries of garden seeds sent from China’

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Horticulturalists have issued a warning after ‘hundreds’ of British gardeners received unsolicited deliveries of seeds thought to have been sent from China. The mysterious packages have been posted to customers who previously made legitimate seed purchases through sites such as Amazon marketplace and eBay. But many of the gardeners were left baffled after receiving unexpected … Read more

Chelsea Flower Show announces winners of its competition for amateur gardeners

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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

NEIL TWEEDIE: Gardeners give their joyous verdict as nation’s garden centres reopen

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You know you are living in strange times when buying a bag of compost feels like a treat. Gareth Bressington could hardly contain himself as he loaded a sack on to his trolley at the Studley Green Garden Centre. ‘It’s for my partner’s mother,’ he explained. ‘She’s self-isolating.’ The simple gesture gratified him. A trip … Read more

Guernsey on its way out of lockdown with gardeners and builders told they can go back to work

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Guernsey is already on its way out of lockdown as gardeners, mechanics, estate agents and builders can return to work from Saturday – while in Britain huge queues formed up outside B&Q stores and Five Guys burger restaurants yesterday, despite the ongoing lockdown.  Some businesses on the Channel Island – which is a self-governing British … Read more