Around the Estate

Here you will details of what is going on around the Berkeley Grange Estate. 

The details are taken from the Rss feeds, so change whenever a new article is posted. 

Gardening For Health

Gardening for the Soul - Wed, 17 Mar 2010
If you enjoy gardening but either don’t have your own or would like to contribute your skills to a good cause, then consider your local church yard. The churchyard plays an important role in...

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Booths Schools Competition - Mon, 15 Mar 2010
Booths has launched a Grow Your Own competition for local schools that will give pupils the chance to sell their home grown produce in one of its stores. For the first time, the winner of the...

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BBC Dig In 2010 - Sun, 14 Mar 2010
The BBC announced that it is extending its popular and highly successful Dig In campaign for a second year, with expert advice and information encouraging novice gardeners, young and old, to discover...

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Alys Fowler – The Edible Garden - Sun, 14 Mar 2010
Alys Fowlers’ new book “The Edible Garden” follows “Gardeners’ World” presenter Alys Fowler as she takes up the challenge to prepare at least one meal a day using...

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Legionnaires’ from Compost - Fri, 05 Mar 2010
Recent reports suggest link between compost and legionnaires' disease.

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British Cut Flowers

English Flower Company - Sun, 28 Feb 2010
The English Flower Company has been buying and collecting from English growers for two years now and selling to florists where they can. Only English grown flowers are selected on either the day they are cropped or the day after at which time they...

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Good News for British Flowers - Sun, 28 Feb 2010
For many years, the UK has been watching the decline of it’s flower farms, wholesalers and florists, as supermarkets source their flowers from abroad but the Wiggly Florist is bucking the trend. There is no doubt that consumers have become...

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Flower Sponsors Required - Tue, 09 Feb 2010
The Malta Horticultural Society, a voluntary Society founded in 1903 is the only Horticultural Society in Malta. Once a year in the first weekend of May they organise ‘The Great Spring Show’ in the public gardens of San Anton and in a...

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It’s not all roses for Valentines - Wed, 06 Jan 2010
Many florists are now turning their thoughts to Valentines day on the 14th February and no doubt ordering buckets full of red roses.  However, there are many other flowers to consider, some of which can easily be grown in the UK. Anemone –...

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Mistletoe - Sat, 05 Dec 2009
The dark evergreen foliage and white berries of Mistletoe, provide us with a decorative plant that adds a touch of mischievousness to our Christmas decorations. A long tradition of  kissing under the mistletoe at Christmas is still very much in...

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