Sunlight breaking through the trees in the New Forest
Not content to sit on their laurels and bask in the success of their gold medal haul that included ‘Best in Show’ and the ‘People’s Choice’ at the Chelsea Flower Show 2012, Robin Wallis and Mark Straver are firing on all cylinders at their Hook nursery and have produced in excess of 10,000 plants for […]
Sparsholt College’s Equine Centre has recently received a British Dressage Show Award 2012. The award is one of only three given out across the UK and is based on nominations from dressage competition entrants for the College’s organisation, efficiency, facilities, speed of results and atmosphere. This is the second consecutive year that Sparsholt has been […]
Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee was celebrated at Exbury Gardens on 9th and 10th June, when children collected petals to form a giant Jubilee Crown, under the watchful eye of the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies (NAFAS). Each child who collected petals and leaves for the collage was given free seeds and a […]
Andover College’s Festival of Creative and Performing Arts returns next month and is set to provide the town with dance, drama, music and art showcases. From Monday 11 June 2012, The College Art Studio, The Lights Theatre and the College’s Theatre will play host to this artistic and creative gala. The College Art Studio will […]
Plant and tree experts Mark Straver and Robin Wallis are developing a plant centre of excellence in Hampshire. Hortus Loci is the brain child of horticultural heavy weights Mark and Robin who between them have over 50 years experience working in UK horticulture and both of whom are 3rd generation nurserymen. Situated on a 17 […]
April hail showers didn’t make life easy for Rosy and Robert Hardy in the run up to the 2012 Chelsea Flower Show. Rosy says it’s been a matter of ‘fleece on and fleece off’, especially with the large leafed plants which require a lot of protection from the elements. In addition to growing for their […]
An African White-backed Vulture egg that fell 15 feet from its nest and landed on the aviary floor was rescued by a quick-thinking member of the Hawk Conservancy Trust staff and placed in an incubator. In a further dramatic twist the chick inside the egg had to be hatched by ‘egg-caesarean’ due to complications during hatching. The egg […]
Sparsholt College student Helen Parsons has designed the greenhouse interior and surrounding gardens for the Country Greenhouses RHS Chelsea Flower Show exhibit. She won a design competition by the Petersfield based company to help them create their 8m x 8m stand, featuring a 3m x 5m greenhouse. Competition entries were submitted from students studying for […]
