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Unless you've bought a railway cottage you wouldn't expect to have train track in your front garden. But as a reclaimed material it creates an interesting effect when used within a garden design. 'The Rain Chain' is a garden that addresses many of the issues facing today's gardeners...
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One of my favourite parts of this year's Hampton Court Palace Flower show is the group of sustainable gardens. Surprisingly, well for me anyway, it isn't a display of 'Grow Your Own' plots of vegetables. Instead there is great innovation, vareity and intrigue. One garden that really took...
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Kids accompanied by an adult get in for free at this year's Hampton Court Palace Flower show. This year there's a huge surprise in store for budding gardeners and Fifi fans, as the charasmatic Forget-me-not tot will be at the show this weekend. There's a whole Fifi zone for little greenfingers...
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Garden lovers don't need to be told that plants, gardens and gardening is therapeutic, it's inherent knowledge in us all. Just a few moments spent in nature lifts energy levels, rejuvenates tired minds and feeds our souls. One garden at this year's Hampton Court Palace Flower Show takes this...
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The Plant Heritage Marquee at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show is always an amazing place to visit and this year is no exception. There are 18 exhibits from National Plant Collection Holders showcasing some of the amazing collections from the UK. I was particularly enthralled by the display of rosemarinus...
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Jack Dunckley is possibly Britains youngest Garden Designer. He's certainly the youngest designer with a garden at this year's Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. It's been a busy year.In February he was invited to design a balcony garden at the London Plant and Design Show where he won a silver...
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Having had a little trouble getting in to the showground this morning, Henry VIII was prancing around the showground this afternoon, mounted on his trusty steed. Dressed in his full regalia, the Monarch, looking pretty good for his age, visited the Tudor Rose Festival to launch the Rose of the Year for...
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If you're on this website you are probably well aware that RHS stands for the ROYAL Horticultural Society. But did you know that there's another society that uses the same abbreviation? The Red Hat Society (R) is a global organisation pf women appraoching the age of 50 and beyond, who support...
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We are always reading in the gardening press that you don't need a big garden to grow fruit and vegetables. It's an easy claim to make but sometimes it's hard to get people to take the first step and have a grow. At this year's Hampton Palace Flower Show there are three small gardens...
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Grow Your Own has it's own momentum this year. Just take a look around this year's Hampton Court Palace Flower Show and you'll see masses of ideas and inspiration to support your own efforts at self sufficiency, how ever large your garden. The Growing Tastes Allotment in area C of the showground...
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Henry VIII and his wives were due at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show this morning to be filmed promoting the Six Wives of Henry VIII Gardens at the show. Dressed in their finery they apparently arrived at the gate without a pass. "Have you got any ID?" they were asked? Did security really...
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It's a hot and sunny day at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. The Press Office is rather warm and the water dispenser is Out of Order! For some reason (?) two large bottles of water were delivered to the Press Office for our refreshment, complete with some very green and not so tasty water...
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Paul Stone's really had his work cut out this how. He's created two Small Gardens for Rachel's Organic, the main show sponsor. The first one, 'Passion for Taste, "connects with the products that go into Rachel's Organic produce and is a garden that ties in with the ideals of...
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There's a whole load of dirty washing at this year's RHS Hampton Court Flower Show. Several washing lines loaded up with underwear have been heavily disguised and planted with a variety of flowers and vegetables. There are bras filled with lettuce and knickers bursting with tumbling tomatoes...
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There's always a great sense of anticipation in the lead up to the RHS Flower Shows and Hampton Court is no exception. I know that you shouldn't have favourites, but if I really had to choose which one show to visit each year Hampton Court Palace Flower Show would win everytime. It's a horticultural...
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