Stephanie's Garden Blog

Heard an interesting story on the local news over in here in East Anglia recently, concerning the National Trust-owned Oxburgh Hall near Swaffham in Norfolk.

You do not need an excuse to treat the person you call mum, but Mothering Sunday (March 18th) is the perfect opportunity to show just how much you appreciate her - with a special Mother's Day gardening gift.

It's a quintessential English summer scene; the local gardening club take over the village green for the day to present their annual show, with a wonderful - and traditional - selection of oversized fruit and vegetables, carefully arranged flowers and delicious home baked cakes. Martin Fiddes takes us on a trip round a local garden show!

It seems there's something of a renaissance in the local produce market, with organic fruit and veg proving ticking all the right boxes - including price, for so long a stumbling block for those wishing to support local growers. Martin Fiddes finds out more...

A top advisor at flagship gardening organisation the Royal Horticultural Society has claimed that global warming is rendering reference books out of date.

A report by UK tool manufacturing giants Spear and Jackson has revealed that most gardeners are healthier, happier and suffer less from stress than those without green fingers. Martin Fiddes discovers more...

Today (June 5th) sees the 35th World Environment Day - established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 to stimulate awareness of the plight of our planet. Martin Fiddes investigates...

I dipped into the first of the one hour BBC Gardener's World programmes on Friday evening - and saw plenty to interest me!

With the 85th Chelsea Flower Show now just a memory, there's just enough time to look backwards and reflect before the next RHS show - with Hampton Court Palace in south west London the venue. Martin Fiddes reports.