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  1. Planting fruit trees

    Plan ahead to beat those January blues

    Close your eyes and think of summer. Bees buzzing, warm sun, the garden at its most verdant. Pears, apples and cherries hanging on the bough, their juices waiting for that taste explosion in your mouth.

  2. Wheat in field

    The Oxford Real Farming Conference

    In the first week in January, Oxford becomes the hub for farming folk to gather. The Oxford Farming conference is where agriculture and business rub shoulders, with the NFU, politicians and businessmen debating profits and outputs.

  3. Vegetables and flowers growing together at Ryton

    Make 2017 the year you master your organic garden!

    Organic growing can be a fantastic and rewarding pastime - as well as producing lovely flowers and food it can help you relax, take stock and escape the pressures of daily life.

  4. Trowel and herbs at our Master Gardeners project Wales

    Innovative growing project to support migrants

    Leicestershire Master Gardeners have been involved in setting up an innovative project in Oadby, where a local multicultural group is coordinating an effort to connect residents at a migrants’ hostel with local people.

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    Enjoy a greener Christmas

    For many households, Christmas is a time when more waste than usual is produced. Here we explore a few simple ways to make it a greener Christmas!

  6. Bee resting on pink coloured echinacea

    Shop organically for that special Christmas gift

    Here at Garden Organic, we've had fun dipping into some of our partners' winter gifts catalogue and sending Santa our wish list.

  7. Hands with soil

    World Soil Day

    To celebrate World Soil Day, Garden Organic have produced a soil information pack for gardeners. It includes a wealth of information on organic methods, gathered from more than 50 years of our charity’s research and development.

  8. Tomatoes and flowers growing in polytunnel

    Garden Organic clothing store now open!

    We’re delighted to say that we now have a fantastic range of clothes and accessories now available to buy.

  9. Various leaves and items in compost bin
    • Composting

    Volunteers needed to help spread the word about composting

    People across Leicestershire are being invited to become “compost ambassadors” to encourage local residents to reduce their waste and help protect the environment.

  10. Lettuce White Seeded Samara

    Get your winter vitamin fix!

    Things tend to slow up in the garden at this time of year, with the more tedious tidying jobs taking priority, however that need not be the case!