It was a perfect day; the sun shone and the rain stayed away, the gardens awash with vibrant spring greens bursting into life. However the day was all about the Kitchen Gardens at Myddelton House Gardens and the new and impressive range of Alitex Glasshouses...Read on for more
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If you are in the area of Fulham Palace (Bishop's Avenue SW6 6EA) on the 27th why not drop in and see the transformation which has happened over the last eighteen months in the Walled Garden? Alitex were delighted to be awarded the opportunity to recreate a stunning bespoke greenhouse which fits snugly to a very bumpy ancient wall.
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Is that a bit of blue sky on the horizon? The team have worked through downpours and drizzle, Irish "soft", rain and some very hard rain - the only difference in weather is a smidge of blue sky just about visible today.....We hope! Read on for more, and lots of transformational images.
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Join us at The Pig Friday 22nd June at 10am for an insight into what makes this such a great place. We will be meeting the Head Chef and Head Gardener to learn all their secrets from the walled garden....Read on for more...
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In the interests of our sustainability policy, we have devised a series of cunning plans to recycle the elements of our show stands, which we would like to share with you.
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We are very grateful to friends both in The National Trust and the wider horticultural world who have made our Scotney from The National Trust greenhouse collection look so presentable. Read on to find out who was involved and how.....
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It comes as no surprise to anyone who has ever visited, let alone exhibited at RHS Chelsea, that the show stands require tremendous effort and co-ordination from so many different parties to make something happen. At Alitex we regard ourselves as being tremendously lucky to have friendships which span many years with our trade partners which allows us to really make the Alitex stand a fabulous show in itself.
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Donna Robinson who works at The National Trust Chartwell has been working hard with the team to ensure the plants are ready for The Scotney from our National Trust greenhouse collection which will be on show at MA9. Read on for more....
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John Wood head gardener at Hinton Ampner recently visited us at Torberry for our Spring Open Day and provided a great lecture on growing from seeds and cuttings. As a gardener I was impressed by the demonstration and simply watching the practise of someone who clearly does this regularly; as they say, practise makes perfect! John gardens over fourteen acres at Hinton Ampner, some under glass, and they have a fantastic dahlia collection.....
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Welcome to the Costa del West Sussex! Recent warm weather has Jim the gardens manager, cracking the horticultural whip to make the most of this benign weather before the mid- season maintenance schedule of the gardens and crops under glass takes over....Read on to find out more about Sarah's April recollections.
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