24 November 2021
The ‘extraordinary way that local communities have been brought together’ was highlighted again recently as a fourth Lockdown Wood was planted.
23 September 2021
Newbury’s best kept allotments have been praised in an award ceremony in Victoria Park.
20 July 2021
The Big Butterfly Count is underway and runs from July 16 to August 8.
13 July 2021
Bees’ Needs Week, July 12-18, is an annual event coordinated by Defra.
06 July 2021
Sales of houseplants have increased during the last 18 months due to lockdown, but some of the most popular variety are toxic to pets.
02 June 2021
The National Garden Scheme is up and running for 2021 and this weekend visitors can view the two-acre garden at Stockcross House, Newbury.
30 May 2021
JLS star and farmer JB Gil says he loves gardening with his kids. With more sun and no school, here's 5 plants the kids could grow this week:
11 May 2021
Five species of butterfly have become extinct in the last 150 years and in the UK, nearly one in ten of resident species have become extinct.
16 April 2021
Newbury allotment holder David Cole offers some tips on growing vegetables
18 January 2021
Can anybody help identify this flower? It could happen to anyone. You buy a plant for the garden, watch it bloom and when you want to recall its name…
21 May 2020
So many creatures to spot in the garden WHEN Heather Whetter was wandering round her garden in Hermitage she was surprised to come across this spider…
19 May 2020
Easy to grow makes them the ideal choice for novice gardeners NEXT week is National Children’s Gardening Week, May 23-31, and to get your budding…
14 May 2020
It is a 'happy time if you are a honeybee' A BRIGHTWALTON beekeeper says that it is a 'happy time if you are a honeybee'. Dr Keith Richards says May and…
14 May 2020
Weird and wonderful creatures to look out for during nature walks WITH the country in the grips of a crisis, the Woodland Trust has compiled a top ten…
13 May 2020
Sunflowers and home-grown vegetables are always popular CHILDREN love being outside and getting their hands – and everything else – dirty…
28 April 2020
Pots and containers can be used to grow fruit and vegetables GARDENING is not only a great way to keep body and soul in shape – it can also help…
26 March 2020
More time to tidy the garden, but don't get carried away THE RSPB is asking gardeners to help wildlife this year by putting down the shears until August…
22 August 2018
Plantlife charity needs your help to preserve Britain's flora Wild flowers, plants and fungi are the life support for all our wildlife and their colour…
22 August 2018
Gadget enthusiasts and gardeners alike will enjoy all the features the Robomow has to offer Whether you prefer to spend your time in the garden tending…
22 August 2018
Make the most of outside space during the last weeks of summer With, hopefully, a few remaining weeks of our long warm summer, it’s not just the…
