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BGCI are conducting an analysis of ex situ collections of Betulaceae taxa using information held in our PlantSearch database. If your garden has a Betulaceae collection, please ensure your records are up to date in PlantSearch.Continue reading...

It's the moment for tiny green shoots, for buds and tips, tingling with growth. It's the moment for being outdoors, finally, and even more momentously, without a coat on. No matter, we find ourselves thinking, if we have to spend the whole of April suffering showers. Right now, in March, the...

There's a feeling among some gardeners that any variegated plant will necessarily be more interesting than its plain-leaved cousin. But too many variegated plants in a garden can look like a bad outbreak of a spotty rash. Some variegated plants just look sickly, gasping for a good dose of...

The TV gardener shares his tips and tricks for getting the most flavour out of your strawberriesContinue reading...

As part of its joint campaign with EAZA and Ecsite, BGCI is helping to produce a unified set of educational materials about local biodiversity and we need your help! Find out how your resources can be included.Continue reading...

A guide to growing tubers at home, including sweet potatoes and mashuaContinue reading...

Onions cost the same to grow as to buy, but some types are worth going the extra mileContinue reading...

Choosing the right vegetable varieties to grow can make all the differenceContinue reading...

I could easily become a mulch bore. Perhaps I already am, and nobody has been kind enough to tell me. But of all the things you can do for your garden, this, to me, seems the most important. Give, don't just take. And late winter/early spring is the best time to do the mulching, before too...

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Short on space? You can still grow vegetables throughout the year with just one potContinue reading...

Scientists at Kew Gardens have found home-grown produce to contain higher levels of nutrients such as lycopeneContinue reading...

As BBC Two launches Kew on a Plate, Raymond Blanc discusses seasonality and the increasingly discerning British consumerContinue reading...

A stakeholder workshop on implementing the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation was held in Uganda from 4-5 March, 2015 in partnership with the National Environmental Management Authority.Continue reading...

Kew gardener Joe Archer shares his advice after growing vegetables for Michelin-starred chef Raymond BlancContinue reading...

It's not too early to start sowing some vegetables and saladsContinue reading...

What's become of Britain's make-do-and-mendiness? Recent years have seen dramatic falls in the number of people rushing out to buy large tins of cream paint and put up wonky shelves, with Homebase reporting, just before Christmas, that it planned to shut a quarter of its most unprofitable...

The IPSN is pleased to announce a new member garden, the Charles University Botanic Garden, Prague, Czech Republic.Continue reading...

Not 100% sold on bird feeder in with fruits. I've a fight every year on the equal sharing of fruits between bird and human. Birds 12yrs win human 0 wins. I'll keep trying but with feeders in a different area

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