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

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

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Figo Connectors Review - Sun, 28 Feb 2010
Necessity is the mother of invention and the FIGO flexible garden frame connector is one of the latest garden gadgets designed to make our lives easier. We have spent the week playing with a box of...

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Make Spring Gardening Easier - Sat, 27 Feb 2010
As gloomy winter days give way to the watery sunlight of spring, the temperature may still be cool but daylight hours are lengthening and the garden is certainly starting to show new signs of...

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Events and Publications - Sat, 27 Feb 2010
Maureen Flett is available for presentations at gardening shows and events, for talks on all aspects of gardening for health, health benefits of gardening and gardening with disability. We are...

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Be Plant Wise - Fri, 26 Feb 2010
The government has started a new campaign to make gardeners aware of invasive aquatic plants and the damage they can do to our ponds, waterways and the environment. Ponds can make wonderful garden...

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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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