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Marcus Eyles, owner and managing director of The Garden Store, has launched a new website, GardenGuru.me, that aims to answer all those gardening questions that you’ve always wanted to ask.  It’s like having your very own garden expert at your side all the time, just a couple of clicks and as soon as we can we’ll be back with the answer the same day*.  How great is that, no more worrying about doing the wrong thing and ruining your prized crops or waiting for a knowledgeable relative or neighbour to come round and tell you you’re doing it wrong.  You can email pictures to show us your problem, is it a pest, a disease a nutrient deficiency or just a… Read More

The Edible Garden Show’s celebrity botanist James Wong and snail farm expert Helen Howard joined presenter and gardener Alan Titchmarsh on his popular daytime TV programme today (Monday 20 February). James described his passion for ‘exotic’ edibles and how he was taking his mission to tempt gardeners to become more adventurous in the crops they grow to the UK’s award-winning grow-your-own event at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire on March 16-18 where he is scheduled to give daily talks on ‘Incredible Edibles’ in the Experts Theatre. The Alan Titchmarsh Show audience was also given an insight into the current boom in edible snail farms. Helen Howard from Slow Summer Snail Farm, Kent, delighted the show’s host by bringing along some of her… Read More

Each week we will be giving you the chance to win tickets to The Edible Garden Show this March at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire. Simply visit our ‘competitions’ page under the ‘visiting’ tab where you will find details about entering for a chance to win along with our competition terms and conditions. Good luck!

It’s just over a month to the show and there is lots to do in the garden. More importantly, there is lots to plan. An old Hebrew proverb says “ When God was making the garden of Eden, he started with a plan!” Good advice. At the show this year there are lots of exhibits and events to help these plans come into fruition. First of all there are seeds! It was a canny step, putting the show in the very early Spring, because it is just the time to start things off! At the show you will find lots of seed companies to talk to – especially when it comes to growing produce and varieties not known to you…. Read More

Don’t let anyone tell you not to grow potatoes – especially main crop potatoes! There is a trend, these days, and a little thought out one at that. The theory goes like this – potatoes are cheap in the shops, and therefore there is no real reason to buy them. People say, “Grow something else instead.” Try sweet potatoes instead” – a good idea too, growing sweet potatoes, but not at the expense of good old fashioned ‘King Edwards’ and a good few rows of ‘Home Guard’. So, why is not growing main crop potatoes a bad idea? First of all the taste The best reason of them all! You simply cannot buy main crop potatoes from the supermarkets that… Read More

At The Edible Garden Show in March 2012, the NSALG (the National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners) will be exhibiting, to give you the run down about getting an allotment. You can join in to the nation’s fastest growing movement – allotmenting, and great fun it can be too. During the Second World War there were five million of them, so many falling into disrepair and neglect once people decided they would prefer to forget the austere years of the war. Allotments are experiencing a comeback in a big way! Most societies have a waiting list and you are likely to have to wait for several months, if not years, before you get your plot – such is the… Read More

Hugely popular Michelin Star chef and TV personality John Burton-Race will get taste buds tingling with an array of fabulous recipes at The Edible Garden Show 2012. John will take to the stage in the cookery theatre at the show voted the Garden Event of the Year by the public after its launch in 2011. He will be conjuring up a host of mouth-watering treats on all three days of the event when it returns to Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, from March 16-18. The cookery theatre at The Edible Garden Show will be sponsored by Kerrygold Butter and Pilgrims Choice Cheese, and John is the Executive Development Chef and Brand Ambassador for both brands. On St Patrick’s Day, Saturday March 17,… Read More

It’s Chinese New Year on Monday (January 23) and we will be entering the Year of the Dragon – which as well as the fire breathing mythical creature brings images of the Dragon Fruit to mind. These particularly ugly fruit native to Central and South America are now cultivated in hot climates around the world. But along with other exotic fruit can be grown indoors even in Britain in a warm, airy room. Dragon Fruit, which are also known as strawberry pears are great to add to fruit salads or juiced, they are high in fibre, protein, calcium, iron and phosphorus and are said to be a great treat for diabetics as they help to control blood glucose levels. Why… Read More

The Edible Garden Show has been voted Most Popular Garden Event of the Year ahead of established fixtures such as The RHS Chelsea Flower Show and Gardeners World Live. More than 15,800 members of the public voted in the annual Horticultural Channel Awards and selected our launch show as the UK’s most popular gardening event. The Edible Garden Show’s Events Director Bev Channell said:  “It is fantastic to win this award ahead of such major shows such as The RHS Chelsea Flower Show which is famous around the world.  The Edible Garden Show was created to give the millions of grow your own enthusiasts their own dedicated national event and it has really caught the imagination of the public. “We… Read More

Growing your own fruit and vegetables could slash more than £1,300 off annual grocery bills, according to the National Society of Allotment & Leisure Gardeners. Figures compiled by the NSALG reveal allotment holders spend around £200 a year growing crops that would cost £1,564 in shops. The news comes just months after consumer watchdog Which? found one-in-four people were growing more edible crops to cope with rocketing food and fuel prices. The rising demand for plots has been triggered by enormous savings and health benefits of home grown veg. There are currently more than 100,000 people on waiting lists for plots. Donna McDaid, NSALG’s National Secretary, said: “Keeping an allotment has become very popular as more people realise how satisfying… Read More