Sunlight breaking through the trees in the New Forest
Whitchurch based Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants exhibit at the big RHS shows but they also take time to participate in local Hampshire plant fairs and one that is especially important for Rosy and Rob Hardy is the Longstock Plant & Gift Fair which takes place on 8 September at Longstock Park Nursery on the Leckford […]
Art in the Garden at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens is now in its 14th year. Billed as one of the most exciting exhibitions of outdoor contemporary art and sculpture in the UK it doesn’t disappoint. Scattered all over the beautiful gardens are works from both new and established artists. At home at the pond edge […]
Lewis Morgan, an Engineering Science student from the University of Southampton, is taking part in a non-stop driving challenge across the length of Britain, in a bid to be crowned one of the nation’s most economical driver. He will compete in the 1,701 mile Formula Student Diesel Eco Driving Challenge against teams from universities across […]
Sir Ben Ainslie broke the 2013 Round the Island Race record by 16 minutes. He dedicated the win to Olympic sailor and friend Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson who died recently in a sailing accident. Starting in Cowes, Ainslie and his crew circumnavigated the Isle of Wight in two hours and 52 minutes in the 45ft America’s […]
The MSA British Touring Car Championship returns to Thruxton on 4th-5th May for rounds 7,8 & 9 of the 2013 Championship. The current standings after Donington Park are as follows: 1 Jason Plato – 92 points 2 Andrew Jordan – 87 3 Matt Neal – 78 4 Sam Tordoff – 73 5 Gordon Shedden – 72 6 Adam Morgan – 66
Sparsholt College is renowned for its beautiful campus and top class facilities, both of which can be explored and enjoyed by all at the College’s showcase event, Countryside Day. From 9.30am until 5.00pm on Saturday 18 May 2013, the entire College will be open with a wealth of activities, displays and entertainment for the entire […]
Hampshire horticulturalists Robin Wallis and Mark Straver are from Hook-based nursery Hortus Loci. You may not have heard of them because the retail side of their business goes under a different name -Whitewater Nursery and Garden Centre, but they are the ‘go-to’ people for many top garden designers at Chelsea Flower Show. Chelsea 2012 really put […]
Jinny Blom is no stranger to designing Chelsea show gardens for the royals. In 2002 she designed the Healing Garden in collaboration with HRH Prince Charles, but in 2013 it is the turn of his son, HRH Prince Harry and his charity, Sentebale. Creating a Chelsea show garden is no easy task. She tells us […]
