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  • Golden Grasses

    Blog post by Jean Vernon on 22 May 2009

    Three different personality threads were drawn together at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Botanist and environmentalist Sir David Bellamy, garden designer Cleve West and Neil Lucas from Knoll Gardens have joined forces to promote the importance of natural planting and biodiversity. I chatted to Cleve at... Read more..

  • New ideas with roses

    Blog post by Jean Vernon on 26 May 2009

    Chelsea flower show was awash with ideas and inspiration across the showground. But most of the creativity was in the show gardens. In the Great Pavilion were plenty of other creative ideas if you took a little time to search them out. On the David Austin Roses exhibit, visitors could see hundreds of... Read more..

  • Trees for bees

    Blog post by Jean Vernon on 26 May 2009

    As gardeners we are all aware of the vital role that bees play in nature. We are also very well placed to do alot to support the ailing bee population. The jury is still officially out on what is the real problem affecting our honey bees, but it is clear that bee disease and pollution are playing their... Read more..

  • Vince Cable and some knitted bees

    Photo uploaded by Jean Vernon on 22 May 2009

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