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July

1 Boris Johnson boosts grow your own campaign at show

June

30 A Strawberry Fair to inspire you
29 Early bird ticket offer for opera in the garden
25 Green Energy feature at Hampton Court Palace show
22 Talking makes plants grow taller
22 Hot topics at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
17 Fun under the sun event at Harlow Carr
15 Kids go free at Hampton Court Palace show
15 Lost rhododendron is rediscovered
11 Spice up your life at Hampton Court Palace show
9 Why there's a buzz at Harlow Carr
2 New play area gets thumbs up

May

19 Going wild at Harlow Carr this half term
19 Harlow Carr voted northern England favourite
19 Young gardeners' showcase at Wisley
14 Double D to jockey pants – the RHS wants them all
14 Green light for Learning Centre at Rosemoor
11 Very Hungry Caterpillar celebration at Rosemoor
11 Gardening on a budget at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
8 In the pink at RHS Garden Wisley
6 Wisley gardeners litter-pick to perk up village
5 RHS Garden Harlow Carr opens new Alpine Zone
5 Six wives of Henry VIII gardens at Hampton Court Palace show
5 Chelsea to feature more than 10 charity gardens

April

28 Waitrose road show gives schools tasty diet tips
28 Creepy-crawly fun at RHS Garden Rosemoor
21 Help us find an original Kniphofia
20 Find your favourite plants at Wisley's open days
16 Everything you need to know about rhododendrons
16 Spring plant fair at RHS Garden Harlow Carr
14 Alan Titchmarsh Award boosts RHS school gardening
8 Budding gardeners given the chance to design a garden for 2012 Olympic Park
6 Gardeners' World to feature RHS school campaign
6 New study into wildlife gardening
6 Credit crunch Chelsea
2 Native or non-native plants - do bugs care?
2 RHS awards for horticultural achievement

March

19 2009 RHS Show Cardiff
19 RHS Britain in Bloom turns 45-years-old
19 Mothers' Day at RHS Garden Wisley
17 James May to create garden at Chelsea
17 Easter attractions at RHS Garden Harlow Carr
17 First RHS wildlife garden show
17 Inspiration from the wildside at Rosemoor
9 Join the Easter events at Rosemoor
9 Help us map some pesky garden pests
9 Science in the garden at RHS Harlow Carr
4 New head of site at RHS Garden Harlow Carr
4 Worm Day at RHS Garden Harlow Carr
4 Grow Your Own at RHS Garden Wisley
4 Waitrose to sponsor Campaign for School Gardening
2 Free pumpkin seeds for RHS competition

February

25 Award-winning photography exhibited at RHS Garden Wisley
20 Free Grow Your Own open day at RHS Garden Harlow Carr
18 A fruity flavour for 2009 at RHS Garden Wisley
11 Art and Gardening; 2009 Chelsea set to be a masterpiece
9 Harness the wind event
9 Birds in the garden event
4 RHS announces 'Kids go free'

January

19 Alan Titchmarsh and the RHS team up to search for 'The People's Gardener'
14 Butterflies at Wisley

December

17 RHS President appointed
8 Festive Walks at Harlow Carr
8 Magical Christmas fun at Wisley
2 Death of Peter Buckley, President of the Royal Horticultural Society
1 RHS Garden Wisley at Risk from Commercial Waste Management Sites

November

20 RHS Garden Rosemoor’s new Learning Centre
18 Growing future careers
14 Winter Bursts of Beauty at RHS Garden Wisley
14 Visit RHS Garden Harlow Carr for a Magical and Merry Christmas

October

13 Grow Your Own Goodies Galore at Wisley's Taste of Autumn Celebrations
10 Harness the Harvest at RHS Garden Harlow Carr
08 RHS Campaign for School Gardening celebrates first birthday!
08 Retreat to Rosemoor House this winter
07 A new look for the RHS London Flower Shows
03 Development work begins at Hyde Hall
01 Grow your own goodies galore at Wisley's taste of Autumn
01 RHS welcomes decision to protect front gardens from development

September

30 RHS granted permission for green learning centre at Harlow Carr
26 RHS Campaign for School Gardening is one year old!
26 Join in the BIG DRAW at RHS Garden Harlow Carr
25 Tiverton youngster wins the RHS Very Vegetable Painting Competition
10 Wedding fair at Rosemoor
03 Harvest Festival enjoys a renaissance
02 Last chance to enter RHS Photo Competition

August

11 Retro plants return at RHS Open Days
01 Family Fortnight at Harlow Carr

July

25 RHS Update on Weedkiller Residue 2
25 Grow your own veg day at Harlow Carr
25 Food metres not miles at Rosemoor Restaurant
24 Britain in Bloom judges go back to local roots
14 RHS Update on Weedkiller Residue
08 Non-native diseases and the future of UK gardens
01 RHS tackles garden skills shortage

June

17 Contaminated manure warning
05 Magical music at Harlow Carr
04 Harness the wind at Harlow Carr
01 Opera at Rosemoor
01 New head of site for Rosemoor
01 Feathery big brother watching Rosemoor

May

22 Let's turn Brown green! The RHS VAT campaign
08 Celebrate summer at Rosemoor
01 Updated Wisley events for summer

March

28 Giant fruit and fungi weave magic at Wisley
31 Welly Weekend at Harlow Carr
12 Discover more about the wiggly world of worms at Harlow Carr
04 Save a year’s salary by growing your own veg

February

29 Welsh Rugby Union Honoured With Its Very Own Daffodil
28 It's hip to be square! Topiary at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
15 CSI Harlow Carr: Young plant detectives invited to Science Week activities
14 Past, present and future: Highlights of the Great Pavilion at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
11 Locals to root together for Bloom success in 2008
01 Renowned author to talk at RHS crocus day

January

25 Wales comes out roaring! RHS Spring Flower Show, Cardiff
15 RHS Photographic Competition 2008

 

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