Gardening Events, and Climate News from June 2007
BBC Gardeners World Super Show - 13 - 17 June at The NEC in BirminghamIn association with The Royal Horticultural Society
For gardeners by gardeners
Make a date in your gardening diary… BBC Gardeners’ World Live just got better!
From 13-17 June 2007 BBC Gardeners’ World Live, held at The NEC Birmingham, will be a horticultural heaven for all of those green fingered gardeners out there, with top celebrity demonstrations from experts such as Monty Don, Alan Titchmarsh and Sarah Raven sharing their gardening expertise in the Supertheatre and exhibitors displaying the latest in plants, flowers and gardening technology. Not to mention the beautiful and inspiring show gardens that are truly breathtaking.
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Roof gardens (05/06/2007) www.telegraph.co.uk
Elspeth Thomson ruminates on the myriad wonders offered by urban roof gardens
I fantasise about floating in a hot air balloon above the rooftops of cities such as London, Paris and New York, simply to snoop at the roof gardens.
Whenever I walk around a city, I'm always on the lookout for secret, hidden gardens; shady courtyards, glimpsed through open gateways, or leafy residential squares spied through high railings or gaps in the planting. But it is the roof gardens and terraces that are most intriguing and elusive. Hinted at by a fringe of green above a parapet, or a solitary birch tree silhouetted against the sky, these urban retreats can never be seen in their entirety from the ground, and few are accessible to the public.
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Choosing a sundial (05/06/2007) www.telegraph.co.uk
Everybody loves a sundial, whether it's a traditional stone and brass affair or something strikingly modern, but how are they best planned and positioned? Fortunately, there is helpful information out there for dedicated sundial worshippers
How do you make sundials that are laid out on the ground?
These are called sun clocks or human sundials. The old-fashioned term is analammatic dials.
Garden Show Ireland - 8 - 10 June 2007at Hillsborough Castlewww.gardenshowireland.com
Set in the stunning venue of the Walled Garden at Hillsborough Castle, Garden Show Ireland takes place from 8 - 10 June 2007.
Inspiring show gardens, exotic plants and flowers on display and to buy, expert advice from gardening gurus, a celebrity chef and international garden designers are part of a three day Garden Festival, that also includes access to Hillsborough Castle's magnificant gardens.
