A rumour that the Garden Media Guild was preparing to 'drop' one of its most sought-after awards, the Environmental Award, because 'everyone is a green writer now' caused more than a few raised eyebrows among gardening communicators. Eyebrows reached their limits when the Guild's...
The complacency and self righteousness of lots of organic gardeners habitually takes no account of actual use of pesticides, just demonises the lot and makes us sound like mad spray fanatics. It may depend just what you are attempting and with what. 'Good' advice would not be much use to me ...
What gardeners need is good advice on how to grow healthy plants without resorting to these products. As an organic gardener I have have never used weedkillers or other chemical pesticides. Garden centres just need to change their focus and provide gardeners with alternatives and information.
I have emailed my MEP on the subject and his reply is as follows: All UKIP MEPs will vote AGAINST and I can PROMISE that. If you or your members would like to visit Brussels Parliament on 4th December and get a subsidy towards it, then please let me know. \(about 100 pounds subsidy) I have a few places...
The European Nursery Stock Association (ENA) has held an emergency meeting to discuss the threat posed by the European Parliament proposals on pesticides. Read the whole article .
