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12/06/23
A visit to the ancient walled gardens of Primrose Cottage in Steeple Aston will take place on June 7. The trip, which begins at 6.30pm, is organised by Benson Gardening Club. For more information, visit bensongardeningclub.weebly.com
£500 gift for garden
14/08/23
A DEVELOPER has donated £500 to a community garden. Cala Homes has given the money to Benson Community Garden to help with operational costs and supplies, including insurance, plants and fertiliser, as well as events. The company has supported the ...
Up close and personal with lichens
29/03/21
HOW often have you passed a tree that seemed to be coated in white or pale green paint or saw some small leafy rosettes growing on bark? Have you seen the tree with the green beard? What about the bright yellow bits clinging to the bare branches ...
History fans reenact WWII battles
09/04/15
The battlefields of the Second World War were brought back to life at Mapledurham house
Henley hits the catwalk for charity
05/03/15
A fashion show was held in Market Place as part of the first ever Henley House and Garden Show.
Garden Services
13/09/16
Garden party
04/09/17
More than 150 people visited the Sue Ryder hospice in Nettlebed when it opened the gardens to the public. Visitors could explore the grounds and visit stalls selling plants, books and refreshments. There was a display about the history of the ...
Garden centre to expand lawfully
13/08/17
A GARDEN centre near Wargrave is planning to add to its attractions after settling a long-running planning dispute. Rob Scott, the owner of Hare Hatch Sheeplands, wants to expand his farm shop, re-introduce a fishmongers and create a “cactus ...
Reading Gardeners
01/10/18
OUR autumn programme of talks will begin on Wednesday, October 3 at 7.45pm at Caversham Primary School in Hemdean Road, Caversham. The speakers will include Leila Jackson on “The versatile world of salvias”, Dr Olwen Grace on “Succulents at ...
Farm and Garden
26/02/19
Reading Gardeners' Club
27/02/17
WE are delighted to welcome Tom Hart Dyke, a celebrated modern day plant hunter, to give an illustrated talk entitled “From captivity to a castle” next month. Tom first shot to international prominence in 2000 when he was kidnapped in the ...
Chill out, it's Zenley-on-Thames
24/05/17
A POP-UP Japanese rock garden has been created for the fourth annual Chelsea Fringe Henley festival. It was designed and built by Giles Reynolds, who is head gardener at Friar Park, off Gravel Hill, in the courtyard at King’s Arms Barn ...
Have you seen my Bottom?
15/06/17
FINAL rehearsals are under way for a summer Shakespeare production that has been more than six months in the making. On Tuesday (June 20) the Garden Players will take to the stage in the grounds of Stubbings House near Burchetts Green ...
Raymond Blanc supports Watlington In Bloom
21/05/13
We joined celebrity chef Raymond Blanc when he visited Watlington to support the town's Britain In Bloom bid.
Phyllis Court Garden Club
28/02/22
THE Phyllis Court Garden Club hosted a talk given by Dave Goulson, a professor of biology at the University of Sussex. He founded the Bumblebee Conservation Trust and has written many books and papers on bees and insects and how ...
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