GARDENING NEWS UK
All the latest gardening news in the UK. From ground breaking new varieties, techniques and discoveries through to the plain absurd!
22th April 2016DOBBIES GARDEN CENTRES UP FOR SALE
It has been widely reported that the owners of Dobbies Garden Centres, Tesco, have put the entire chain up for sale. One of the key bidders is expected to be Terra Firma who own Wyevale Garden Centres
Picture courtesy ofJustGardenCentres
Other bidders are also believed to be interested in the sale. Dobbies was bought by Tesco in 2007 for £156 million and it has been estimated to be worth just under £200 million.
26th Aug 2015BOX TREE CATERPILLAR
If you have any box tree plants (buxus) in your garden then a new threat is not far off the horizon. It is the Box Tree Caterpillar (Cydalima perspectalis) and in 2015 it has begun to rapidly spread throughout the South East of England.
Picture courtesy ofHellenic Plant Protection Journal
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23rd Aug 2015BLIGHT RESISTANT TOMATO TRIALS
The first growing trial report on the tomato variety Crimson Crush has been released by GardenFocused.co.uk. Billed by Suttons as 100% blight proof, the article follows the progress of Crimson Crush through the 2015 growing year.
Crimson Crush tomato close up.
What does it look like, taste like, disease resistance and overall health? All answered and the first amateur pictures ......Click herefor full article.
ADVANCE OF THE SPANISH SLUG
The Spanish slug will eat almost anything as far as vegetation and plants are concerned. Forget all previous assumptions you may have about what slugs will eat, the Spanish Slug will eat crops and plants which other slugs totally ignore. Parsley, fuchsias, geraniums, onions - the list can go on and on, the Spanish slug loves all plants ......Click herefor full article.
2nd Mar 2015
TOP TEN GARDEN PESTS
The RHS have released their list of top ten most troublesome pests last year. Expect much of the same for 2015 ......Click herefor full article.
7th Jan 2015
NEW EASY BUILD POLYTUNNEL
Northern Polytunnels have released a new range of easy to build polytunnels which still retain their renowned strength and durability ......Click herefor full article.
27th Dec 2014
BEWARE WHEN BUYING SEEDS ONLINE
An article has been published on the Which? website claiming that twenty E-bay and six Amazon sellers had been reported in October (to which agency the article does not explicitly state) regarding suspect seeds being sold in the UK. The article appears to be rather .......
Multi-coloured strawberries
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20th December 2014FIRST BLIGHT RESISTANT TOMATO
Suttons will be releasing the first blight resistant tomato for sale in the UK during spring 2015. It's called Crimson Crush and currently it is the ONLY tomato variety ......Click herefor full article.