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Scotland’s New Heritage Orchard

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June 30, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment
Elmwood college, Fife

Elmwood College, in partnership with The Forestry Commission have recently unveiled plans for a new orchard. Elmwood and The Forestry …
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Filed Under: Apples, News Tagged With: Agriculture Department, Agriculture Students, Blackthorn Sloe, Bumper Crop, Cider Apples, Cover Crop, Elmwood College, First Fruit, Forestry Commission, Fruit Production, Heritage Orchard, Heritage Varieties, Initial Set, National Economy, Orchard Area, Production Horticulture, Rabbit Proof Fence, Rootstocks, Scottish Executive, Section Leader, Soil Association


Preserving America’s Rose Heritage

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June 14, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment
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Roses are often thought of as being quintessentially English but our friends in the USA also have cultivars dating back to the 1800's which they are …
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Filed Under: Featured, Flowers Tagged With: Blooms, Catalogues, Colonisation, Dissemination Of Information, Fossil Records, Fragrance, Further Research, Heritage Roses, Human Colonisation, Million Years, Nineteenth Century, Nonprofit Organization, Old Roses, Perfumes, Periodicals, Pests, Philadelphia Inquirer, Propagation, Public Knowledge, Public Rose Gardens, Quintessentially, Research Papers, Rose Foundation, Rustlers, Unites States, World Goals


Apple Varieties for Shropshire

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June 13, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment
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Karen from Shropshire contacted us requesting details of traditional apple varieties for the region. Her school is taking part in the Learning …
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Filed Under: Apples Tagged With: Apple Varieties, Comments Section, Curriculum, Exercise, Genuine Participation, Happier Place, Improving Health, Informal Opportunities, Learning Through Landscapes, Motivation, Orchard, Physical Activity, Physical Changes, Shropshire, Traditional Apple, Varieties Of Apples


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