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June in the garden

Pete Harcom looks at how to save water, keep pollinators happy and tackle weeds, without reaching for the sprinkler or scalping your lawn If you...

May diary 2025 | The Voice of the Allotment

Barry Cuff takes a look back at what happened on his Sturminster Newton plot last month May is our busiest month on the allotment, and...

Barry Cuff’s allotment: April diary 2025

April is one of our busiest months on the allotment as we get ready for the main growing season. A lot of the jobs...

May in the garden

With butterfly numbers falling, Pete Harcom explains how we can all help pollinators thrive by rethinking lawns, flowers and our love of tidy gardens do...

Barry Cuff’s allotment: March diary

BBC Radio 4’s excellent Food Programme has been on air every week since 1979. On 21st March, the audience was asked: “Are we prepared?...

April in the garden

Start your sunflowers, plant your dahlias and prep your baskets – Pete Harcom says April’s the time to get your garden growing again April …...

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Winter training clinics with Jo Rimmer

Jo Rimmer combines competing with producing young horses and training riders of all ages. She’s a 5* event rider, UKCCL3 BE coach PMP and...

ROKiT choir: raising voices, lifting spirits

With his joyful, no-audition ROKiT choir, Mark James invites everyone to ditch the sheet music and discover the power of easy, communal, feel-good singing When...