SADDLEWORTH’S most colourful and creative gardens have been celebrated in style as residents and community groups came together for the annual Saddleworth in Bloom competition.…
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Tag: Gardening
Hartley Botanic helps you inspire next generation of greenhouse growers
GREENFIELD-BASED Greenhouse manufacturer Hartley Botanic is sharing its ideas and inspiration for growing with children. Caring for a plant can lead to a reduction in…
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Open Gardens delight to raise £5,300 for cancer charities
GATES and doors were opened to gorgeous gardens across Dobcross, raising £5,300 for cancer charities. The two-day trail around the village was organised to raise…
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Incredible Edible digging in across Saddleworth
INCREDIBLE Edible Saddleworth is blossoming nicely after setting up new bases across Saddleworth’s villages. The community group works on reclaiming unused pieces of land to…
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£100 vouchers up for grabs for green-fingered residents
THE ‘Budding Neighbourhoods’ competition by First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) returns for 2022 to celebrate green-fingered residents and their gardening efforts. FCHO customers can bag…
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Hartley Botanic brings ‘Calm & Wellbeing’ theme to RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival
GREENFIELD-BASED Greenhouse and Glasshouse manufacturer Hartley Botanic will again be enveloping RHS flower show visitors in tranquillity and relaxation as it brings its stylish stand…
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Hartley Botanic unveils ‘Calm & Wellbeing’ RHS Chelsea tradestand
GREENFIELD-BASED Greenhouse and Glasshouse manufacturer Hartley Botanic is returning to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show with a tradestand themed around Calm & Wellbeing. The stand…
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January sale launched by heritage Greenhouse manufacturer Hartley Botanic
A VICTORIAN Villa, The Paxton and The Hartley Highgrow are just some of the eye-catching models included in the January sale by heritage Greenhouse manufacturer…
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Gardening Sheila flourishes ahead of 91st birthday
KEEN gardener Sheila Cronley is blooming just as bright and beautiful as her garden as she celebrates her 91st birthday this year. The award-winning gardener…
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Prizes up for grabs as FCHO launches new Budding Neighbourhoods Awards
GREEN-FINGERED residents are invited to get involved as First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) has launched a new ‘Budding Neighbourhoods’ Awards. FCHO customers can win up…
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COLUMN: The Back Lane VEG PATCH
By Andrew Oldham THE growing of chillies is a slow affair. Sowed in February in a heated propagator. Potted on in March. Kept in a…
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Five-star success for Hartley Botanic with ‘Heritage and History’ stand at RHS Flower Show Tatton Park
AN eye-catching ‘Heritage and History’ stand by greenhouse and glasshouse specialist Hartley Botanic has been awarded five stars at RHS Flower Show Tatton Park. Hartley…
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Incredible Edibles are growing in Saddleworth
SINCE launched 15 years ago in Todmorden, the Incredible Edible concept has germinated throughout the UK as well as overseas. The idea is a simple…
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Column: The Back Lane Veg Patch
PLANNING is an important ritual at this time of year, from seed catalogues to drawing a plan of the vegetable plot. However, February heralds the…
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Grow your own boost as allotment holders get green light for greenhouses
THE green shoots of this year’s fruit and vegetables crop may be battling recent frosty weather but there is already some growth at the allotments…
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The Back Lane Veg Patch: Andrew Oldham
THE garden is in the arms of winter and the ground is unforgiving. I need to make decisions about how many beds I will need…
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COLUMN: The Back Lane Veg Patch
By Alun Callender The Back Lane Veg Patch is a new garden in Saddleworth. This column is by Andrew Oldham who previously wrote the Life…
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Oldham’s WOW Bed is out of this world for Bloom and Grow campaign
OLDHAM Council is shooting for the moon with this year’s Bloom and Grow WOW Bed. The local authority is in its tenth year of Bloom…
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Hartley Botanic’s RHS Hampton Court Tradestand is another award winner
Hartley Botanic has secured another five stars for its tradestand at RHS Hampton Court thanks to its ‘provenance and history’. Inspired by the Greenfield-based greenhouse…
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Top awards for Hartley Botanic at prestigious national flower shows
GREENFIELD-BASED greenhouse manufacturer Hartley Botanic is blooming with success after scooping top awards at two prestigious Flower Shows. They received five stars and the prestigious Director General’s…
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Blooming great success for Saddleworth gardens
THERE was bloomin’ great success for Saddleworth residents and businesses alike at the ‘Growing Together’ awards. The glittering awards ceremony was held once more at…
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Call for green-fingered locals to help borough flourish for Bloom and Grow
GREEN-FINGERED residents are encouraged to get their hands mucky and help brighten up the borough for this year’s ‘Bloom and Grow’ campaign. ‘Bloom and Grow’…
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Life on Pig Row: You know you have chickens when…
High on the Saddleworth hills, the Oldham family have created an inspiring kitchen garden which provides a wealth of rich flavours for the kitchen and…
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Residents encouraged to get hands mucky for Bloom and Grow campaign
As part of this year’s Bloom and Grow campaign Oldham Council is encouraging residents to get their hands mucky in National Gardening Week. The celebration…
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Life on Pig Row: A spring rollercoaster
High on the Saddleworth hills, the Oldham family have created an inspiring kitchen garden which provides a wealth of rich flavours for the kitchen and…
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Life on Pig Row: Trust in our soil
High on the Saddleworth hills, the Oldham family have created an inspiring kitchen garden which provides a wealth of rich flavours for the kitchen and…
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Life on Pig Row: a little daydreaming in January
High on the Saddleworth hills, the Oldham family have created an inspiring kitchen garden which provides a wealth of rich flavours for the kitchen and…
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Life on Pig Row: The pleasure of growing your own food
High on the Saddleworth hills, the Oldham family have created an inspiring kitchen garden which provides a wealth of rich flavours for the kitchen and…
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£5,000 fund to support projects for greener borough up for grabs
A FUND to spark and support community initiatives to make a greener borough is up for grabs. The Green Dividend Fund is a one-off fund…
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Life on Pig Row: Burgeoning briefly into Spring
High on the Saddleworth hills, the Oldham family have created an inspiring kitchen garden which provides a wealth of rich flavours for the kitchen and…
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