
A Poinsettia is not just for Christmas
02.12.2014Top tips for keeping that much loved Christmas plant alive. We've tested a plant sensor and mixed it up with some good old gardening knowledge...
Top tips for keeping that much loved Christmas plant alive. We've tested a plant sensor and mixed it up with some good old gardening knowledge...
Founded by English gardener John Tebbs, The Garden Edit redraws the traditional boundaries associated with shopping and the garden by bringing together a modern collection of products that embody functionality, timelessness and beauty.
What an amazing gardening-video, published by "Nowness, for the culturally curious"... Enjoy.
The Zurich Succulent Plant Collection is one of the most impressive of its kind, covering more than 4750sqm and displaying over 6500 plants. We visited the collection and brought our good old 35mm camera.
by Natasha Starkell | 20.01.2014 | chelsea flower show , ipm , garden show , garden fair , gardens by the bay , tulip festival , hampton court | 0 comments | Rating: 2 votes
If you want to take a leaf out of the book of the elite and see your social life flower, then here are some of the biggest events of the year for garden-lovers:
The International Trade Fair for Plants (IPM) in Essen, Germany is the world’s leading trade fair for horticulture. More than 1500 exhibitors from 50 countries will display their products and services dealing with every stage of the value chain of plants from production to garden features (28 – 31 January 2014)
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The RHS Chelsea Flower Show’s line-up of prestigious gardens never fail to make headlines around the world. In addition to a wide variety of fascinating garden designs, the show offers find dining opportunities and this year, light opera by twilight (20-24 May 2014)
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Holland’s annual Tulip Festival in the Noordoostpolder allows visitors to marvel at the colourful spectacle created by acres of tulip fields. A variety of special activities take place during the festival, including walks and cycles and photography exhibitions (16 April – 4 May 2014).
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The RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show is in many ways similar to the Chelsea Flower Show but set in magnificent tudor surrounds. Highlights in 2013 included the butterfly dome, featuring tropical plants; practical demonstrations and conceptual gardens challenging conventional ideas about design (8-13 July 2014).
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All year round, the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore offers a number of attractions including the 50m high supertree grove, and the cloud forest, a mountain covered in lush vegetation, featuring the world’s tallest indoor waterfall. (You can also read more about other gardening attractions to bring you a bit of green during the bleak midwinter here.)
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Working mum, struggling with gardening chores.
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