22+ hour, 38+ min ago  (361+ words) Even though we have experienced some degree of frost this winter, we have managed to have mimosas flowering since January. The rather robust, fast-growing and large Acacia dealbata, the florists Mimosa quickly makes a tree, too large for most gardens…...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago  (583+ words) We weren't sorry to say goodbye to January. It was a pretty cold and wet month, and even though we got a lot of jobs done we found ourselves wishing the weeks away, longing for a few more hours, or…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (587+ words) It has been a really busy week for us, in the classroom, greenhouse, and gardens. Norfolk designer and graduate of our diploma course, Sam Outing, is again teaching this popular course. We also started the new Certificate in Practical Horticulture,…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (327+ words) A start-up company working on a new product to protect crops from insect infestations has moved to Norwich's research park from Cambridge. BugBiome hopes to save crops such as potatoes and sugar beet from harmful sap-sucking aphids, using a bioinsecticide…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (188+ words) A city garden has raised more than "20,000 for Norfolk charities. Nearly 3,000 people visited the Bishop of Norwich's garden this summer, enjoying stalls, games and entertainment while raising money for good causes. This year's charities included the Stepping Stones Project, Age…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (400+ words) August has arrived'and people will be looking forward to spending plenty of'sunny days out in the garden. By now, an abundance of flowers are in bloom, providing a beautiful backdrop for sunbathing and'family barbecues. But the warmer'weather means gardens need…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (628+ words) The gardens (and we) have appreciated the lower temperatures and even a little rainfall this week. Talking to some of our students in west Norfolk and north Suffolk, we realise just how often the rain clouds skirt round this bit…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago  (422+ words) Last Sunday, I had the privilege of visiting a buzzing, fantastic event in a buzzing, fantastic place which I'd recommend you all to seize a chance of visiting, over the summer. Musicians, poets, volunteers and hundreds of people of all…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (531+ words) Norfolk's famous tulip fields raised a record total'for charity while they were open this spring. More than nine million flowers were on display near Sandringham between'April 24 and May 5. Thousands ... Norfolk's famous tulip fields raised a record total'for charity while they…...