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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.

Friday, 13 November 2009

Chris is next on The Gardening Phone-In on BBC 3CR


All change! Chris will be on the BBC Three Counties Gardening Phone-in with Ernie Almond (pictured above) between 3-4pm on Sundays (dates to be confirmed) from 16th January 2011 for one-hour of gardening chat and answering your questions with Ernie. Please do come and join in, we'll be very welcome!


Link to BBC 3CR

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Friday, 16 October 2009

Mixed Native Hedge Tour at Buckingham Garden Centre

One of the most popular natural hedges you can plant today, the Mixed Native Hedge line.
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009

Where's Chris: THIS WEEK


CALLING ALL GARDENING CLUBS! Chris gives talks and demonstrations to local gardening clubs, WI's and horticultural societies. A full list, including "The Good Life Garden: Grow Your 5-A-Day" (hence BBC Good Life picture reference above) is available by e-mailing chrisd365@aol.com Please state your location, note bookings for 2012 and 2013 are being taken, 2011 is pretty well booked up!
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Local press cover Big Shipton Bulb Plant


The Big Bulb Plant in our community, adding colour to Shipton
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Apple Weekend Success



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Saturday, 3 October 2009

Get Cookin' with Apples...




Alli Templeton entertained visitors at our Apple Weekend today with an curry-apple themed dish. Alli will be repeating her demo tomorrow at around 2pm.

Despite the windy weather, visitors enjoyed the display of over 90 varieties of apples (see picture, top) as well as asking plenty of fruit questions. We look forward to seeing more people on Sunday from 10.30am-4pm.
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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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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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