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Today's the Day
A much better week ahead weatherwise ,,, feeling spring-like when the sun makes an appearance!
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My career in horticulture began when I left school in 1979 and joined Rochford’s Houseplants as an apprentice. After completing college in Lancashire, I embarked on a career in the retail world spending over 12 inspiring years at All-In-One Garden Centre near Rochdale. A career change in 1994 took me into gardening journalism and broadcasting, initially working as a sub-editor on Amateur Gardening, before launching Gardens Ideas magazine as well as editing Water Gardener and the garden website Gardening365. I continue to contribute to a host of consumer and in recent year’s trade publications as well as co-authoring a book. Over the past four years, I’ve returned to the garden centre trade as Plant Publicity Manager at Buckingham Garden Centre & Nurseries. We are developing the website and the social network sites as this is important in linking the two. I would describe myself as a hands-on gardener with a passion for plants, I really enjoy sharing my knowledge and I’m a contributor to local BBC radio for over 22 years. I've been involved as a judge from 2008-2010 in the prestigious Horticulture Week Retail Awards.

Thursday 10 September 2009

Apple Weekend, 3rd and 4th October

Apple Day 2009Celebrating the Apple
Weekend 3 - 4 October 2009

Saturday 10am to 4:30pm, Sunday 10:30am to 4pm.
Apple variety identification by the Mid-Shires Orchard Group Fruit and Gardening Experts (Chris Day both days, Will Sibley, Sunday only) available to answer your questions
Good selection of English apples for sale Plant Heritage display
We will be exhibiting over 80 varieties of apples (cookers and eaters) and crab apples
Pot grown trees available to buy or orders taken for bare root stock
Cookery demonstrations, including delicious ‘apple’ recipes from Ali Templeton (afternoons) and Pauline Arnold (Trollie Dollies)
Good English Cider, Perry, Wine, Liquor, Jam and Chutney for sale Local vegetable produce for sale Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
R.S.P.B.
Themed apple dishes Celebrate National Conifer Week (3-11 October)
Coffee shop and restaurant
Apple treasure trail competition for children
Fruit identification competition: Name it and WIN IT!!
Poultry advice for everyone with Laura Donovan Jamie at Home Stand hosted by Debbie
NO ENTRY CHARGE – JUST COME AND ENJOY THE DISPLAYS AND TALK TO LOCAL GROUPS. EXPERTS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS

News of this year's event coming soon,,,
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Visit to Kathy Brown's Garden


A glorious September afternoon at Kathy Brown's garden at Stevington, near Bedford proved a winner with customers at Buckingham Garden Centre. Over 20 keen gardeners enjoyed a tour of this stunning garden, which includes formality with the cottage garden style as well as cutting-edge container and ornamental grasses amongst the stunning backdrop of The Manor House.


The garden is truly inspiration and certainly fires the imagination. The garden is just over 20 years in the making, set in four and a half acres and includes a wide range of trees, including eucalyptus and the wonderful white-stemmed betula.


For more information, see Kathy Brown's website at the following link... The last open day this year is Sunday 20th September, don't miss it!



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Images from Beth Chatto's Garden

Images from Beth Chatto's Garden
The Garden Centre visited Beth Chatto's Garden, Elstead Market in Essex last September (2010)

Me and Elaine Page at this year's Chelsea Flower Show

Me and Elaine Page at this year's Chelsea Flower Show

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Fancy a good read? Check out Chris's book

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