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Gardens
University
of Oxford Botanic Garden The
Blenheim Palace Flower Show, Thursday
9th - Sunday 12th June 2005 Websites for garden-lovers.... Eden Project: www.edenproject.com Vast greenhouse set in Cornish quarry, housing tropical rainforest. The Living Rainforest, Hampstead Norreys, Nr Newbury, Berkshire.An educational charity providing a genuine,seasonally varied rainforest experience.Visit www.livingrainforest.org Heligan, Lost Gardens of. Restoration of famous Victorian garden. www.heligan.com The Kew Gardens website at www.kew.org.uk with information about Kew, the services it offers and a facility for asking them questions. The Museum of Garden History www.cix.co.uk/~museumgh/ Articles on the website about aspects of garden history eg. The John Tradescants, as well as information about the museum itself in London The Royal Horticultural Society's website www.rhs.org.uk/ An excellent website for serious gardeners. The plant finder contains over 70 000 plants, and the listings of stockists and of gardens is very extensive. (there are not, however, very many pictures) or www.gardenpicture.com/ contains a collection of 5000 photographs of plants, flowers and gardens. There
are various gardens, not usually open to the public, that allow visitors
only a couple of times a year - full list available at www.ngs.org.uk A somewhat eccentric site devoted to enthusiasm for old lawnmowers is at www.oldlawnmowerclub.co.uk A campaign for planting trees in the new millenium is at www.totap.org.uk Plant a tree at futureforests.com and help stop Global warming. There's instant gardening (plus some useful tips) at www.bbc.co.uk/groundforce The flower and plant association with tips on which houseplants are good for your health, and how to make your cut flowers last longer www.flowers.org.uk If your gardening aims are a little more exotic, consider a visit to Growing Citrus UK, whose website at www.growingcitrus.co.uk will advise you on all aspects of establishing your own vitamin c factory. Even more tropical are the products of www.jungleseeds.co.uk , who will sell you seeds of anything from Eucalyptus trees to Pink Bananas Websites of Botanical or Horticultural Interest (courtesy of Kew) www.rbgkew.org.uk Try www.sarracenia.com/cp.html for all your carniverous plant questions, and www.nhm.ac.uk/fff to search by postcode for plants that grow near you. Less about gardens than the buildings within them, www.imagesofengland.org.uk offers 15,000 pictures of this country's listed buildings. www.greatbuildings.com provides a similar service spanning the entire globe, including interactive 3-D models and heaps of useful information. If you would like to find out about how you can be nice to hedgehogs and other wee garden beasties this winter go to www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/berksbucksoxon |
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