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Dorset Flowers

I’m not always in a flowerbed! Last week  I took my daughter away to London for a few days as an end of exam and...

Working in Dorset’s Highest Office

It’s one of the most dangerous jobs in forestry but two of Dorset’s youngest tree surgeons wouldn’t swap their sky-high office for any other...

Dorset Florist Provides English Flowers For Dorset Royal Visit

Dorset Flowers We’re very excited to have Charlotte Tombs, an experienced Dorset flower farmer at Northcombe Flowers in Sturminster Marshall, sharing her growing year and...

Hambledon Hill Loved By Locals 5500 Years Ago

Today, walkers, off-road bikers and dogwalkers use Hambledon Hill as a popular place from which to view and appreciate the Vale. The hill is an...

The Voice of The Allotment | July 2021

It’s been a busy month - here’s how June worked out for us on the allotment (all our vegetables are grown from seed in...

Garden Jobs for July

Well... It is finally summer, and we should all find time to relax and enjoy the garden! Having said that, in between your tea-breaks,...

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The end of the season

The end of the season allows time for reflection and learning – and a couple of weeks off for the four-legged members of the...

Meeting Mr Hardy:Thomas Hardy and music, part 1

Monographs from the Toucan Press collection: interviews with people who knew Thomas Hardy, from royalty to his parlour maid In the early 1960s, there were...

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