The National Garden Scheme Open Gardens season is underway, and we are pleased to highlight some of the gardens local to us. St Paul’s Walden Bury Sun 10th May 2-6pm Spectacular formal woodland garden, Grade I listed, laid out 1720, covering over 50 acres. St Paul’s Walden Bury, Hitchin SG4 8BP White Horse Cottage, […]
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After more than 25 years in business, a well-known local trade name is stepping into a new chapter. Formerly known as Fine Tiling, the company has officially rebranded as Stones of Cambridge Ltd, reflecting a significant shift in the work it now undertakes. While tiling remains at the heart of the business, over the years
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In recent years Bury Lane has become the place to visit for cut your own flowers and pick your own strawberries and pumpkins, with our fabulously colourful tulips, peonies and dahlias proving particularly popular. As we are always looking to improve and enhance our customer experience, over the past few months we have been making
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With Spring fast approaching, Bury Lane is once again in the process of making some substantial changes to the Farm Shop. Over the next few weeks we will be moving our Delicatessen counter into the centre of the shop to allow for a new, larger Butchery & Fishmongers. Behind the scenes, our cafe and commercial
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Downing College in Cambridge is opening up its 20-acre site to gardening enthusiasts from March to October 2026. Exclusive gardens tour – Guided by Jack Sharp, Head Gardener, stroll through the College grounds, including some areas which are not normally open to the public, such as Fellows’, Master’s and Rose gardens. Maximum 20 people on
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The Bury Lane Glasshouses are open on Saturday 6th September 10am-4pm and Sunday 7th September 11am-4pm This is THE experience of the year for plant lovers, tour the vast glasshouses, full of sustainably grown houseplants, and see for yourself the state-of-the-art lighting, heating and watering methods used. Plants are available to buy at greatly reduced
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From side hustle to dream job: How I built my garden business during COVID When the world shut down in 2020, I found myself reassessing everything – my career path, and what truly mattered. At the time, I was working nights as a Butchery manager, commuting to London for a demanding role that left little
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Allotment Talk Royston Allotments and Gardens Association (RAGA) is inviting people to join them for a special guest speaker this month. Matt Oliver is Head Gardener at Ulting Wick, exhibition dahlia grower, groundsman for Purleigh Cricket Club, and an all round horticultural expert. He’ll be delivering a fascinating talk on how to grow unusual and
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Royston Allotments Open Day… Royston Allotments is opening the gates for its annual Open Day on Sunday 13th August, from 11am to 2pm. Entry is free and everyone is welcome. Talk to the plot holders for advice and tips on growing your own fruit and vegetables, and take a look around the allotments for ideas
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North Herts District Council (NHDC) is inviting people who live in North Hertfordshire to let them know if they would like to receive a free tree. Up to 10,000 tree saplings will be given away to people who live in the district in the autumn. NHDC is asking people to register their interest now if
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Outdoors… It’s going to be all white I am a strong believer that nature has a key role to play in effecting our sense of wellbeing and connection to the land. Our connection to nature has been eroded by our busy lives full of time saving devices that encourage us to click a little button
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Outdoors is the place to… Enjoy the merry, mauve, month of May… By Melbourn garden designer, Richard Arnott In this series of articles, I look to challenge you about how you look at your garden in these changing times and reflect on how important our outside time is to nourish ourselves and our loved ones.
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