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320ft chalk rider on Dorset hillside barely visible after Covid stops gardeners from removing WEEDS 

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The PALER Horse: 320ft chalk rider carved into Dorset hillside 216 years ago is now barely visible after Covid stops gardeners from removing WEEDS The 216 year old landmark is has not been maintained as usual for more than one year   ‘Realistically, there is nobody else who could do it’ according to local councillor  ‘We need … Read more

Santa’s green stocking! The ultimate Christmas gifts for gardeners

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Santa’s green stocking! The ultimate Christmas gifts for gardeners Nigel Colborn picked out a selection of Christmas gift suggestions for gardeners British gardener says there are many new tools, fancy pots and helpful books His top picks include Gnome With A Chalkboard and Esschert Design Tool Stool By Nigel Colborn for the Daily Mail Published: 22:05 … Read more

See the gardens of the Italian lakes with Gardeners’ World star Adam Frost

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See the gardens of the Italian lakes with Adam Frost: Join the Gardeners’ World star to discover stunning displays on Maggiore and Como By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 08:49 BST, 9 September 2020 | Updated: 08:49 BST, 9 September 2020 With their spectacular backdrop of the Alps and a mild climate all year round, … Read more

How Czech double agent snared BBC security editor Frank Gardener’s MI6 spy father

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Dread and paranoia had settled over Prague like smog.  Dissent was brutally crushed by the Communist regime, suspected traitors executed on the flimsiest of pretexts.  But when MI6 officer Robert Gardner, having flown in from London, passed through the revolving doors of the famous Alcron hotel on February 20, 1951 – just as Winston Churchill, Charlie … 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

Gardeners’ World enjoys its highest viewing figures in a decade because of lockdown

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Gardeners’ World enjoys its highest viewing figures in a decade as people spend more time in their gardens during the coronavirus lockdown BBC2 show which saw presenter Monty Don self-film drew 2.7million audience Don, 64, said it was ‘odd’ filming ‘without another human being in sight’ Highest viewing figures in years comes as people are … Read more