Waterford Harvest 'Venture into the Wild' | Large Gardens | Bloom 2013

Gerard Mullen returns to Bloom this year with a contemplative modern outdoor living space set against the backdrop of a rural landscape. The garden promotes an appreciation for our native wild habitats, harnessing the beauty of the Irish landscape and evolving it into a modern peaceful outdoor space...

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Chelsea 2013 Product of the Year Shortlist Revealed

Decorative Planter and Trellis

This steel planter from Straysparks has a choice of detachable sculptural trellis. Straysparks creative metalwork is a family-run business based in North Somerset and caters for gardeners who have a taste for organic, flowing design.

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RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year 2013

The shortlist of 20 plants going through the RHS Chelsea Flower Show Plant of the Year competition have been chosen by committee members and curatorial staff.  Low temperatures and a lack of sunshine meant several entries unfortunately failed to flower in time for the competition but despite thi...

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GCG Launches Apprenticeship Scheme in UK

The Garden Centre Group hopes to recruit 120 young trainees into its horticultural apprenticeship programme in a bid to create the garden centre managers of the future.  The apprentices will study for two days a month at Pershore College in Worcestershire for a level two diploma in horticulture....

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Blossom with Every Breath | Medium Gardens | Bloom 2013

''Blossom with every breath'' has been designed to reflect the impressive pace of innovaton and treatment of Cystic Fibrosis over the past year. It is an expression of the optimism and hope that many people have that CF will soon be cured. Primarily designed to appeal to children, it depicts kids ru...

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