The campaign group “For Peat’s Sake” is trying to encourage people and industry in the UK to stop peat extraction. Peat has been used by gardeners for centuries. It is excellent at retaining water and has good compaction. But it comes from boggy areas and when extracted leads to :- a loss of habitat for …
Lupins are classic cottage-garden plants with bold, colourful flower spikes. These easy-to-grow sun-lovers also work well in formal borders, gravel gardens, containers and more, so do give them a try. About lupins Lupins are extremely versatile and suit all kinds of garden styles. They come in a wide range of colours and attract pollinating insects. …
You may have heard of Sawdays. It is a business which, over 25 years, has specialised in finding very pleasant and high quality places to stay. They have recently approached Cumbria in Bloom, though our President, to tell us that they are part of a group offering large numbers of oak saplings which they can …
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Joan Robinson reports that Penrith Community Gardeners have acquired some new signs to place in beds of wild flowers to let everyone know how important the plants are for wildlife, and bees in particular.
Britain in Bloom is the largest horticultural campaign in the UK. First held in 1963 and initiated by the then British Tourist Board it followed a French model started in 1959.
