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Category: Out Of Doors

Community saddened by abrupt closure of local garden centre

Thorngrove Garden Centre, having been at the heart of Gillingham for more than 50 years, has been closed to the public, though it currently...

Time to get busy …

Autumn at Thorngrove: from hanging basket workshops to Halloween crafts, it’s a season full of events, creativity and community fun Autumn is here, and we...

Why dig when you don’t have to?

The no-dig school of gardening isn’t just for the veg patch, says Pete Harcom: get healthier soil, fewer weeds and more insects, as nature...

September diary: The Voice of the Allotment

Barry Cuff takes a look back at his diary of what happened on the plot last month I have been out of action this month...

Thorngrove on tour

Kelsi-Dean Buck takes us through Thorngrove’s last summer hurrah: join them at the Dorset County Show for plants, bugs, and more! Well, there we have...

Essential jobs in the garden this September

This month’s jobs for the garden – prolong blooming while you start sorting for next season, says gardener Pete Harcom t’s time to get back...

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Calmer days on the stud

Holidays for racehorses, the quiet season at the stud … but Lucy Procter is juggling the complexities of artificial insemination delivery Summer holidays are here...

Letters to the Editor December 2025

It’s been a year, hasn’t it?Not the triumphant hoorah kind. More the head-down, keep-plodding, ‘is it bedtime yet?’ sort of year. Whether you’re a...