AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoHoliday Blooms: Kansas State horticulture expert Matt McKernan says now is the time to pot amaryllis for Christmas: bulbs typically flower within four to eight weeks. Wildlife Gardening: Karen and Stephen Brooke transformed their former football lawn in Lancashire into an 80-metre wildlife haven, with a pond, bog garden and pollinator-friendly plants; the garden now opens to visitors for charity. Garden Conservation: Weaver Parkway, once an industrial rubble site, earned an outstanding RHS Britain in Bloom award and a special award for gardening for wildlife, thanks to volunteers’ work to boost biodiversity. Garden News: The American Rose Center is now an independent nonprofit, taking ownership of its historic gardens after separating from the American Rose Society. Composting: A Bronx Pumpkin Smash turned old jack-o’-lanterns into compost, diverting Halloween waste from landfill. Garden Awards: Burghley House won the public vote for Historic Houses Garden of the Year after a revival that added more than 100,000 plants and bulbs.
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