Garden articles
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Brook Hall & Garden Estate opens garden for National Garden Scheme charity
Brook Hall Estate and Gardens is located in Derry and is home to one of Northern Ireland's top arboretums. The 18th-century estate opened for the public with all proceeds going towards the National Garden Scheme charity. The National Garden Scheme is a UK-based charity that opens up private gardens to allow access to the public. All proceeds go towards funding national nursing charities such as Macmillan. Brook Hall partnered with the Foyle Hospice which greeted those attending the event with...
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Norristown Garden Club announces ‘Art in the Garden’ tour
Norristown Garden Club announces “Art in the Garden,” a tour of eight diverse and interesting gardens on Saturday, June 8 from 10 to 4.
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Midlothian 'Guerrilla Gardeners' transform derelict council site into a woodland garden
A community gardening project has taken over a derelict council site behind shops to turn it into a woodland garden. Danderhall and District Guerrilla Gardeners were given the land next to the village shops by Midlothian Council to transform into a community space. And some of the group’s youngest volunteers spent part of their Easter school holidays helping plant its first saplings which have been tagged with their names and will be owned by them as they grow up together in the community. The...