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Transforming gardens to support people with dementia

A pioneering project to support people with dementia by transforming outdoor spaces at 30 care homes across the UK launches today thanks to a £1.3 million grant from the Big Lottery Fund. National cha ...

admin 1727 views 0 likes Feb 1, 2016

Allotments nurture health

Just half an hour a week spent down the allotment provided a work out for both body and brain, a new study suggested. Even just a small amount of time pottering around an allotment boosted feelings of ...

markbendle 2063 views 1 likes Oct 29, 2015

Help our hedgehogs! Celebrities urge gardeners to save the nation’s hedgehogs

Wild About Gardens Week: Monday 26 October to Sunday 1 November 2015 Twiggy, Ben Fogle, Bill Oddie and Chris Beardshaw are backing Wild About Gardens Week this autumn and urging gardeners to save hedg ...

markbendle 1655 views 1 likes Oct 14, 2015

National Allotments Week – August 2015

An allotment is an area of land, leased either from a private or local authority landlord, for the use of growing fruit and vegetables. In some cases this land will also be used for the growing of orn ...

markbendle 1872 views 1 likes Aug 13, 2015