Cornwall Garden Society
Hints & Tips
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Tips for spring & early summer from Gary Long, Head Gardener at Trewithen
Head gardener at Trewithen Gardens, Gary Long, provides you with his top tips for trees and shrubs in spring and early summer:
Mulch using organic matter to help prevent weeds and retain …
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Top tips for Autumn and Winter
Head gardener at Trewithen Gardens, Gary Long, provides you with his top tips for Autumn and Winter:
Clear dead leaves from lawns ASAP.
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‘Spring into action’ in the garden!
Spring is emerging; the evenings are getting lighter, the sun has come out of hibernation, daffodils are springing up in Cornwall, and other signs of life are starting to appear across the …
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Top ten autumn gardening tips from Gary Long, Head Gardener at Trewithen
Clear up fallen leaves - especially from lawns, ponds and flower beds, add to compost heap or put in black bags, leave for 12 months to make leaf mould (excellent for adding nutrients as …
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Choosing trees for a small garden by Endeavour
For a small garden, trees have to be chosen with great care if they are not to cause problems by overshadowing or eventually growing out of scale with the plot. We all want to create an immediate …
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Keeping Rhododendron Colour
I love the huge pink flowers of this Cornish Pink Rhododendron in April, followed by a pink carpet of fallen petals in May. Yet, by August the dry shade can make it a bit gloomy and dusty. So to …
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Upcoming Events
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March
30Junior Competitive Class Workshop
The Cornwall Garden Society are working in partnership with St Austell-based social enterprise, Perennial Harvest to offer hands-on horticultural workshops in the run up to this year's Spring Flower Show to help children of all ages create their entries and try their hand at winning a prize in our junior competitive classes.
The second pre-Show session will be held at Wheal Martyn Clay Works in St Austell on Saturday 30th March, and this one is a free, drop-in workshop between 10.30am and 1.30pm.
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April
6 - 7CGS Spring Flower Show
With a new venue and a new look for 2019, the CGS Spring Flower Show is set to be the best yet. With an enviable reputation on the national gardening calendar it’s the perfect opportunity to get into the gardening mood for the season to come. So do join us to experience our spring oasis within the Royal Cornwall Showground.
Join us on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th April 2019 to explore an array of horticultural delights will be wide-ranging, with stunning displays of spring flowers and shrubs, plus beautiful floral art and photographic displays. And if you fancy indulging in a bit of garden-related retail therapy we have everything you could wish for with over 60 prestigious nurseries selling fabulous plants and bulbs and another 50 plus retailers selling garden-related goodies.
With a focus on families we look forward to welcoming lots of youngsters to the show and will be offering a range of activities designed to nurture an interest in gardening, wildlife and the natural world.
All that plus an Artisan Marquee, live music, and a food offering that will get your taste buds tingling.
To purchase your tickets to the Cornwall Garden Society Spring Flower Show 2019, please click here.