September: The Start of a Colourful Autumn Hi , The summer holidays are about to come to an end, and the kids are off to start a new year at school! With this reset, take some time to enjoy outdoor spaces for what remains of the summer season. I have a brand new [...]

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August: Enjoy the Summer Holidays Hi , The summer holidays are finally here, so it's time to get outdoors with the whole family. Whilst the weather hasn't been as glorious as it was this time last year, the rain will keep UK gardens looking great. On the 11th and 12th of August, you [...]

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October: Autumn is here! Hi , Autumn is officially upon us, and with it comes darker nights, cooler temperatures, and wonderful autumn colours. Make sure to enjoy the changing shades of foliage by taking a walk in your local area or gardens. On the 7th and 8th of October, if you are in [...]

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July: The Joys of Summer Hi , Summer is officially underway in the UK, and with it this month comes plenty of opportunities to get outdoors and enjoy the sun. The Wimbledon Tennis Tournament got started on the 3rd of July, and there is no better way to get into the spirit of [...]

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June: Here Comes the Sun! Hi, After another glorious bank holiday, it is time to get your garden ready for summer, with the official first day of the season coming later this month. Thanks to the wonderful Chelsea Flower Show's conclusion last week, there is a great variety of inspiration to be taken. [...]

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May: Royalty-Ready Gardening Hi, We have a lot to look forward to this May! Thanks to the bank holiday weekend this week, there are plenty of opportunities to get outdoors and enjoy the improving weather. This month, we're celebrating the Royal Coronation of King Charles III, a monarch who has proudly shared his [...]

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December: Deck the halls And just like that it's the last month of the year. Our gardens have been through a lot in the past week with snow and strong winds, but hopefully winter protection preparation was enough to keep tender plants safe through the conditions. It's such a beautiful sight, seeing a [...]

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Christmas has been on everyone’s mind this week, with worries that we might not be seeing our loved ones. So there is more reason than ever to spread some cheer where you can. Get involved this year with Illumination Street to get that festive feeling. Over the past seven months, millions of people have [...]

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We’ve paved paradise and put up a parking lot – in our own front gardens. Bring nature back and up your home’s kerb appeal with a few easy tips... Front gardens across the country are being lost to a tidal wave of slabs and tarmac. In the last decade alone we have tripled [...]

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Nothing cheers up a porch, garage or patio like a hanging basket. They are great for bringing flowers to walls, windows and doorways – and will make bees and butterflies happy. And there’s still time to get a couple of hanging baskets up that you can enjoy into late [...]

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With the weather warming up, it’s a great chance to get the kids into the garden and entertained outside. Our gardens can be the perfect classroom, a stage for activities and a fantastic spot to hold a family sports day. On [...]

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Dressing outdoor spaces in throngs of garden lighting is just the ticket to entice loved ones up off the sofa and into your well-tended plot. Illuminated festive foliage can look really fantastic, so dive headfirst into festooning your family house front and you’ll tap into all that winter gardens have to offer. Dust [...]

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Over recent years there has been a growing trend towards decorating our gardens for Christmas. A decade ago, it was just a few hardy souls here and there. But with the advent of inexpensive, reliable LED lighting, our gardens have been transformed into attractive, attention-grabbing winter wonderlands. Now many tens of thousands of us [...]

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It has been an incredible year for Cultivation Street! Our 2019 campaign has attracted record entries from across the UK since its launch in February. Picking the winners has been harder than ever. Today we’re revealing the first batch, who share nearly £20,000 worth of prizes, plus each finalist gets 100 stunning Calliope® [...]

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Group gardening is fun, sociable, good for your health and rapidly growing in popularity. And with this years’ Cultivation Street competition, sponsored by Calliope,® launching today it can also give you an unexpected windfall! The competition, which is now in its seventh year, has given away over £120,000 and thousands of free Calliope® geraniums [...]

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Summer is all about being outdoors, and one of life’s simplest pleasures is to be at home in your own garden, surrounded by your own best efforts on the grill, spending time with your closest friends and family. The hot sun beating down. The smell of sizzling sausages [...]

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If you’ve ever thought about making your own floral displays, learning the creative craft of it and getting involved, then this is definitely the week to do it. British Flowers Week, run by New Covent Garden Flower Market, is returning 19-25 June for its fifth successive year. It’s [...]

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Judging the Cultivation Street entries this year was so hard! All our shortlisted entries had fantastic gardens and we were hard pushed to pick the winners. Congratulations to all on this list - you have won £500 of National Gardening Gift Vouchers. Find out more about our Cultivation Street community gardening campaign here! South Bedford [...]

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Twelve neighbours on a terraced road near the Lake District were at a loss as to what to do with their front gardens. Each house had one of twelve long, thin strips of land outside. And then they had an idea - why not join the twelve gardens together? So they did. They now have [...]

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Residents in Annie Street, Salford did not have front gardens - the space at the front of the houses was occupied by a concrete alleyway. Bit by bit, they started planting up the outside, and have now adopted the entire passage and made it into makeshift front gardens. They have planted fruit trees and shrubs [...]

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