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European Urban Green Infrastructure Conference3rd European Urban Green Infrastructure Conference 10 to 11 April 2019.
Hidden Horticulturists: Training Gardeners at the RHSExplores the story of gardening training and trainees at the RHS ‐ from the attendees of its first School of Horticulture at Chiswick in the early 1800s, through to students at Wisley today. The exhibition runs at the Lindley Library, Vincent Square, London from 4 March to 6 May 2019, Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.
Forest GardenResidents and others believe the best way to reduce pollution in the Shoreditch area would be a Forest Garden. This would be ...
London Flower ShowGardening is the second largest hobby in the United Kingdom and has many benefits as noted by the medical profession. It also ...
Index of Articles
Benefits of Growing MustardTechnically, many popular Asian greens including Mizuna and Tatsoi are mustards but ...
Big Changes in HackneyHackney Council have made several major improvements to its parks and facilities ...
The Bishopsgate GoodsyardProposals for the development of The Bishopsgate Goodsyard and pressure for a Forest Garden ...
Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest)Milan, a major city in Europe, is on the right road in dealing with what was one of the most polluted cities in the world ...
Britain’s Parks are at RiskThere’s no legal responsibility to look after them and squeezed budgets mean our local green spaces ...
Calceolaria UnifloraAlong the craggy peaks of the Andes from Chile into Argentina and down into Patagonia grows a strange alpine plant known scientifically as ...
CompostingRegular composting, also known as “cold composting”, involves placing a variety of ...
Cranbrook Community Food GardenSituated in E2, it is one of the best established community gardens in east London ...
Dicamba Herbicide Wreaks HavocThe rapid emergence of glyphosate‐resistant super‐weeds has led to the development and use of even more toxic herbicides, including ...
EU to Ban Bee-Harming PesticidesThe most widely used insecticides will be banned from all fields within six months to protect both wild and honeybees that are vital to ...
Forest ManThe man who can save an island ...
Garden of Edible DelightsMaddy Harland on growing an extraordinary range of food when a field of poor soil was ...
Gardening is GoodWe had the premier of our film ‘Gardening is Good’ on ...
GardensWhat does the word ‘garden’ mean to you?. Let us all imagine our best garden image and ...
Good Sensory GardenAn east London garden and how it transforms ...
Homemade HerbicidesKill the weeds without killing the Earth.
Oregano, also called wild marjoram, is a well known culinary herb which is best known for its use in ...
How to Re‐use Old CompostTraditional gardening books often tell you to replace the compost or soil in your pots each year, but ...
Insects in the CityCan cities save our bees? Away from intensive agriculture and sheltered from the effects of ...
Invasion of the SpeciesIf you are thinking of having a eucalyptus for ornamental reasons, beware. These trees cause ...
Kohlrabi: A Growing GuideThis mild cabbage like vegetable is great for salads and stir‐fry. Kohlrabi looks like a ...
London’s Loss of TreesAs the number of trees felled in London increases, one entrepreneur calls for vigilance and says technology can help map London’s ...
Losing Touch with the Natural WorldResearch suggests that British people are becoming increasingly detached from wildlife, the countryside and nature. Seven out of ten ...
Monsanto’s ’Roundup’ banned by FranceAfter an arm of the UN’s World Health Organization identified the main ingredient in ...
My GardensAzezzun Zahraah has been using gardens at various boarded up houses in Woolmore Street. It was ...
New Rooftops Must Be Covered In Plants or Solar PanelsA new law passed by the French Parliament decrees that rooftops on new buildings constructed in ...
Our Life is Threatened by Air PollutionOther major world cities have a committment to ban diesel engines. London should do the same. All life is threatened by air pollution ...
Perennial CropsPerennial crops ensure that there are living roots in the soil 100% of the time. This prevents ...
Putting the Garden to Bed for WinterWhen the summer flowers have faded and there are a few remnants still going it’s time to ...
Reducing PesticidesAll too often, pesticides are allowed onto the market before their impact is fully understood and harms to our ...
Safeguard Our Growing SpacesWith cities becoming more densely populated, fewer people are likely to have their own gardens in the future. Community gardens are ...
Saving Belmont WharfAll too frequently we as residents are blighted by libraries and police stations closing and urban green spaces made over for ...
Sparrow HedgesIt’s always a pleasure to hear birdsong from the sparrow, which is now an endangered species. They are ...
Spitalfields City Farm Community GardenThere is a garden in the east end of London producing approximately 2,000 meals a month and ...
St Matthews Row GardenApproximately ten years ago, The Easts London Garden Society began campaigning for the locked, derelict garden ...
TomatoesOne of the most grown foods in a London garden are tomatoes. When home grown, they ...
Volunteer Gardeners RequiredCranbrook Community Food Garden needs local people to contribute their time on a regular basis and ...
Watering Roof GardensWater is the single most important thing in a garden and getting water to plants in a roof garden presents ...
Wildlife GardeningWildlife has become a mainstream issue for the public and gardeners since the best-selling book ...
Woodberry Wetlands Nature ReserveSir David Attenborough was the guest of honour at the opening of a new nature reserve next to the ...
World’s First Vertical Rain GardenA vertical garden, which is the first of its kind anywhere in the world, has been completed on ...