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Unbeatable offer for Star Garden participants

Schools planning to get their hands dirty as part of a Shropshire Star gardening campaign are being made an unbeatable offer.

Flat dwellers can grow their own too

Flat dwellers can grow their own vegetables too.

According to the National Trust, there are some 600 acres of space for window boxes across the country, making it possible for householders with no garden or allotment to join the current trend for “growing your own”.

Divine inspiration for your garden

General manager Leslie Stewart in the rose garden at Broadfield Court

The owners of a stately home just over the county border in Herefordshire are inviting garden enthusiasts to stroll around its lawns, borders and individual gardens which are currently in full bloom.

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Garden club’s show schedules

Show schedules are now ready for Wrockwardine and District Garden Club’s 20th Summer Show, which takes place at Wrockwardine Village Hall on Saturday, August 8, 2009.

Plant a seed and watch it grow!

The Star Gardens campaign has been launched with the aim of encouraging a new generation of Shropshire citizens to grow fruit, vegetables and flowers.

A plague of greenfly on our houses

We might be basking in lovely summer weather at the moment but these are also ideal conditions for the rapid proliferation of common greenfly, or aphids. In fact, the greenfly invasion seems to have been worse than ever over the past couple of weeks.

Take a peek at some village gardens

Gardens in the village of Diddlebury, in the beautiful Corvedale, will be open to the public for the first time next weekend. At least 14 gardens will be open on June 7 including Delbury Hall.

Making the most of your cut flowers

Spring is a wonderful time of year for filling your home with flowers, so we’ve assembled a useful selection of expert tips from The Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Centre on making your cut flowers last longer, as well as how to plant your summer bulbs.

Bringing a gardener’s dream to life

A Telford man who inherited a former country garden nursery business from his late mother is planning to follow her dream of reopening it to the public. Tim Mears, of Rushmoor Nursery, is also hoping it will become a place where mentally and physically disabled adults can work.

Garden designer spots new trends

Ann Dukes is Shropshire’s single registered member of the Society of Garden Designers, the UK’s only professional body dedicated solely to garden design.

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