How safe are garden centre plants?
Sarah Brown unpicks the recent worrying research about pesticide residues in garden centre plants...
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Charity helps preserve ancient orchards
When Garden Organic teamed with the Three Counties Traditional Orchard project to help restore declining orchards, something very inspiring happened.
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Assumed safety of pesticide use is false, says top government scientist
The assumption by regulators around the world that it is safe to use pesticides at industrial scales across landscapes is false, according to a chief scientific adviser to the UK government.
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Garden Organic scoops five star award at Harrogate Autumn Flower Show
The Garden Organic team enjoyed three busy days at the weekend for the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show.
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Organic fruit and veg urged for schools
A new report by Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK) reveals that the fruit and vegetables given to four-to-six-year-olds via a government scheme aimed at promoting healthy eating habits contained residues of 123 different pesticides.
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Do different pollinators affect plants?
A fascinating study has shown that different pollinators can affect a plant's development.
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Take part in our allium leaf miner survey
Allium leaf miner (Phytomyza gymnostoma) is a serious pest that affects all allium crops. It first arrived in the Midlands in 2002, and since then, has rapidly spread around the country.
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One Man & his organic plot - Part Five
Our Head of Organic Horticulture, Chris Collins takes us on his allotment journey...
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Chase Organics granted Royal Warrant
Chase Organics, best known to gardeners and horticulturists for their extensive range of organic seeds, seaweed plant nutrition products and garden supplies, has been granted the Royal Warrant to HRH Prince of Wales.
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RHS trials - organic slug pellets perform as well as than those with toxic metaldehyde
Ongoing RHS trials reveal that organic slug pellets perform as well as toxic synthetic chemical ones – especially on hostas. This is good news for organic growers.