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Being A Good Winner
on Aug 28, 2009 in News Winning Show Gardener Banned ... For Being A Winner??? I don’t know Barry Micklethwaite but what I do know is that we all like to win. If you win something for the first time it’s really exciting, once you’ve won...
Hornet Invasion
on Aug 24, 2009 in News Are They Heading This Way??? “da da da da da da da da” I’m humming the Dambusters theme as I write – although it’s not from Germany that we can be expecting an invasion but France! Made In China ......
RHS Appoints Three New Vice Presidents
on Jul 22, 2009 in News Alan Titchmarsh (a ‘God’ in my eyes although I tend to fall asleep during his Radio 2 programmes …) MBE (appointed in the 2000 honours list), VMH (awarded in 2004 this is the Victoria Medal of Honour from the...
Build A Butterfly Flutterby
on Jul 21, 2009 in News “ If you ever watched a butterfly, You would think the same; To call him rather "flutterby", Is more a fitting name. For what he has to do with butter I cannot understand. But he can surely flutter better...
Strawberries
on Jul 7, 2009 in Food “Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless God never did” Dr William Butler (1536-1617) A Fruit By Any Other Name Would Taste As Sweet ... There are a few theories as to how the ‘strawberry’ got its...
Inner Quality, Not Outer Appearance
on Jul 2, 2009 in Food “This will be a fantastic step, especially for organic growers. We are about inner quality, not outer appearance – that is our hallmark. Fresh, local and seasonal is better than a bland but cosmetically perfect piece of fruit or veg.”...