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3 Tips for Helping Insects Thrive in your Garden

16 April 2019 By Wyevale Garden Centres

Nicky Roeber is the Online Horticultural Expert at Wyevale Garden Centres . Here, he explains how to choose plants that will attract insects to your garden and help them thrive. 75% of crop plants require pollination by insects and animals,...More >

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How To Prepare Your Kitchen Garden This Spring

12 April 2019 By Nathan Everett

Kitchen Gardens are becoming a common trend in the UK, and with spring and summer seeing more sun in recent years, they are well received and growing better than ever. Essentially, a kitchen garden is a space in your back garden designed to provide...More >

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What to Expect at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019

05 April 2019 By Kitty Yarrow

With spring well under way and gardens beginning to bloom, our minds turn to RHS Chelsea Flower Show. This unique and breath-taking event celebrates the very best of the horticultural world, unearthing new talents, and inspiring new trends. We will...More >

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Tags: chelsea, greenhouse, RHS chelsea flower show

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Five Seasons with Piet Oudolf

26 March 2019 By Kitty Yarrow

“For me, garden design isn’t just about plants, it is about emotion, atmosphere, a sense of contemplation. You try to move people with what you do. You look at this, and it goes deeper than what you see. It reminds you of something in the genes -...More >

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Tags: Piet Oudolf, Five Season, Garden Events

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How to Care for Garden Tools

18 March 2019 By Zoro

If you're spending money on quality gardening tools, you'll need to know how to care of them. Here, Kelly Friel, Digital Product Manager at equipment retailer Zoro , explains the best practices you can follow to keep your tools in tip top condition...More >

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If You Make It Or Grow It - Show It

13 March 2019 By Tim Bonner, Harting Horticultural Society

Harting Horticultural Society has been around for over 70 years and with more than 150 members they continue to welcome local residents from South, East and West Harting as well as Elsted and Nyewood. The society holds a number of shows and events...More >

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Tags: Harting Horticultural Society, Gardening Club, Growers Member

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The Restoration of Ballynahinch Castle

07 March 2019 By Kitty Yarrow

A historic and beautiful castle set in 700 acres of woodland with a backdrop of 12 Bens Mountain Range, Ballynahinch is steeped in tradition and history. From the battle btween the O'Flahertys and O'Malleys in 1384, to the visit by all the Lor...More >

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How to help the bees with the beepalace

27 February 2019 By Tash Ellens

We interviewed Nick Edmonds, joint founder of beepalace Limited . We discussed the beepalace, the solitary bee and how we can do our bit to help the bees. How did you come up with the idea for the beepalace? I’ve been a landscaper for more than 20...More >

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Tags: how to save the bees, how to help bees, beepalace

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All Things Orchid with Jim Durrant

21 February 2019 By Kitty Yarrow

The complex world of orchids seems a hard one to navigate at times. Orchid aficionado Jim Durrant from McBean's Orchids , will be answering some of your questions as he joins us here at Alitex for a very special talk on 'All Things Orchid' on...More >

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Tags: orchids, growing under glass, orchid talk

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A Whistle Stop Trip to Scotland

15 February 2019 By Victoria Bridge

Two of Alitex’s Design Specialists visited Scotland this month, combining a client consultation with several visits to some of Scotland’s great gardens and getting an update on the life of some of our structures. The Sun Always Shines At Logan...More >

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Tags: Scotland's greenhouses, Discover Scottish Gardens, Loch Lomond, Dumfries House, Logan Botanic Garden's Glasshouse

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