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I’m helping the RHS to ‘Green Grey Britain’

Posted on 20/02/2017 by greenfingeredgeorge

When you look around at houses, streets and open spaces, you can see for yourself that people in Great Britain are paving over their front gardens to make way for cars, pulling down trees in public places and building on … Continue reading →

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Looking back at my ‘growing year’ in 2016 and #HNY2017 folks!

Posted on 31/12/2016 by greenfingeredgeorge

As we say goodbye to 2016 and hello to 2017, I’m looking back at my gardening highlights this year.

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Winter’s Wicked Weather

Posted on 18/12/2016 by greenfingeredgeorge

We have had every kind of weather recently and it made me think about how tough plants are to survive and thrive in the winter

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The Beasts Of Bushy Park And Other Wildlife Wonders

Posted on 20/11/2016 by greenfingeredgeorge

High up on my ‘Wildlife Wish List’ is rutting red deer and my wish came true at a recent visit to Bushy Park It was an awesome experience, actually it was #OfficiallyAmazing !!

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The Autumn Colours Of Wonderful Wisley

Posted on 13/11/2016 by greenfingeredgeorge

It was brilliant to go back to RHS Garden Wisley in Autumn, it brought back happy memories of the first time I visited in Summer 2014

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Herbarium Heaven, As I Go Behind The Scenes at RHS Garden Wisley’s Laboratory

Posted on 06/11/2016 by greenfingeredgeorge

Last week I was invited to the RHS Garden Wisley Laboratory, for a behind the scenes tour to find out more about gardening science. It was absolutely fantastic, as I really love science #Epic

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Drum Roll Please……I’ve Been Awarded A ‘Silver’ Blue Peter Badge

Posted on 30/10/2016 by greenfingeredgeorge

I was well surprised to be awarded a ‘Silver’ Blue Peter Badge, for my work in the Blue Peter Garden I was absolutely speechless!

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Batty Blog – Part 2 of my #WildAboutGardens Week

Posted on 25/10/2016 by greenfingeredgeorge

Here’s the second part of my #WildAboutGardens week blog,  bringing together my 2 passions , wildlife and gardening #TotallyAmazing

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This is Green Fingered George reporting back from RHS Lindley Library’s Capability Brown Exhibition

Posted on 16/10/2016 by greenfingeredgeorge

So for my second part of the RHS Ambassador Lunch blog, I want to tell you all about…… visiting the Lindley Library to look at the Capability Brown Exhibition #Legendary

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RHS Ambassador Meeting to ‘Get The Nation Gardening’

Posted on 09/10/2016 by greenfingeredgeorge

I went to a very important meeting this week with the other RHS Ambassadors. It was at the RHS headquarters in London; we talked about how we can help to ‘get the nation gardening!”

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