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WI bids farewell to a long, hot summer

Members of the Blandford Evening Women’s Institute visit Holme for Gardens… Every August, the Blandford Evening WI (BEWI) group usually…

Glads all over…

By Sally Gregson. We are all familiar these days with gladioli cut and arranged in a tall, narrow-necked jug –…

Making more for next summer

By Sally Gregson. August can be a disappointing month. Despite weeks of drought, inevitably it seems to rain just when…

Flowers power from Poundbury Gardens to Kingfisher Ward

Poundbury Gardens near Dorchester, part of The Gardens Group of three garden centres (which includes Castle Gardens in Sherborne,…

60 seconds with… Queen Bee, Paula Carnell

From artist to global naturopathic bee expert and consultant to the unique Beezantium at The Newt at Hadspen House,…

Power to the people

With energy prices rocketing, could you benefit from your very own rooftop array? It’s time to crunch some numbers. by…

Picnic pests or perfect pollinators?

What’s more British than a summer picnic ruined by a plague of wasps? We plead the case for leniency…

Scent of summer in the garden

What could be more redolent of an English summer than the perfume of roses scenting the air on a…

Celebrate with climbers

Planning a party in the garden? Order the champagne, pick bowls of flowers and invite your neighbours around for…

Visit Hidden Gardens of Somerset

Residents across The Vale are opening their back gates to allow visitors to ramble through their private garden and…