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Articles
Allotment History
An allotment is an area of land leased to an individual for the sole use of growing fruit and vegetables. Some allotment sites allow tenants to keep bees, hens and…
The Allotment Diaries by Kay Sexton
Based in Brighton, Kay Sexton has been busy beavering away in her potting shed writing down all the gossip and allotment politics for her new book, The Allotment Diaries, to…
Pesticides linked to bee decline
The European Commission has proposed that member states restrict the use of certain classes of pesticide that are believed to be harmful to bees. Sprays that use neonicotinoid chemicals should…
The Wartime Farm
I was recently sent a review copy of “The Wartime Farm”, a book to accompany the BBC series of the same name, by the publishers Octopus Books. Last year, wearing…
Love Your Garden: Your Reviews
These are just a few comments about what you think of the new series Love Your Garden on ITV1 starring Alan Titchmarsh. Tuesdays at 8pm, ITV1. Dave Pashby: Tried to…
Review: Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein
Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein is a new BBC television series which follows Carol during twelve months in her own garden at Glebe Cottage in north Devon.