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Rejuvenated members of horticultural society prove they are up for the cups

Verwood Horticultural Society was going to close this February after 76 years, but the members managed to save it,…

£4 million to make Dorset homes more energy efficient

MORE than £4 million is available to make Dorset homes more energy efficient. Dorset Council, BCP Council and Public Health…

Town hands allotment to community volunteers

Ferndown Community Support CIC, founders of Ferndown Community Larder and Food Bank, are delighted with their new community allotment…

Planting the seed…Get a head!

Words and pics by Jo BELASCO, a former allotmenteer, forager, amateur herbalist, pickler and jam maker who squeezed her…

IT’s a way to donate tech gear

People have the chance to donate their unwanted IT equipment in Wimborne next month. The next session organised by the…

Hannah’s horticulture

Prepare to get busy now that March is here! Sowing, pruning, tidying, feeding – there is so much you can…

Planting the seed – Leaf it out!

Words and pics by Jo BELASCO, a former allotmenteer, forager, amateur herbalist, pickler and jam maker who squeezed her…

Join the kids and get nature ‘Knolledge’

by Lorraine Gibson. Children are great at being outdoors. They’ll hunker down and spot tiny details in nature that grown-ups…

Planting the seed – Medicine

Words and pics by Jo BELASCO, a former allotmenteer, forager, amateur herbalist, pickler and jam maker who squeezed her…

Calendar is on the record

If only I had got my ‘mitts’ on the record covers before he threw them out and they got…