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Heritage Gardening Trainee Vacancies
I was one of the first Heritage Gardening trainees at Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse Museum, Norfolk. There are some new vacancies now available, including placements at historic gardens in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire. Just click on the link above for more informaiton.
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10 things kids can (still) do without an iPad
‘I was really inspired by the Outdoor Nation blog and now it’s moved to the new Project WILD Thing site with a great new doco by David Bond.
David’s quest is to give the same level of marketing push to attract kids (and their parents) outside as Apple, Disney and Mattel have been able to wield into our (sub)consciousness to convince us to consume ’stuff’…..’
reblogged from Chas Spain
Gold Medal Recycled Garden
A beautiful show garden made from pallets and other recycled materials by Victoria Wade.
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Spring time in Australia!
Thanks for the memories- Gressenhall Farm & Workhouse Gardens
‘Thordis Fridriksson visits the garden at the former Gressenhall workhouse, and finds the clock turned back both to the 1930s – and her own childhood….’
A lovely artilcle describing the gardens where I am a volunteer gardener.
Related articles:
From Paupers to Pippins – Orchard’s Secret History at Norfolk Museum
Down on the Farm – Gardens to ‘dye’ for at Norfolk Museum…
From Grand entrance to Grand Central at Norfolk Museum
Gypsies, tramps and thieves: garden where poor once trod at Norfolk Museum
Cottage Garden recreates 1930’s at Norfolk Museum
Old Workhouse Garden a wildlife oasis at Norfolk Museum
Unique Heritage Gardens at Norfolk Museum
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Project Wild Thing- showing at Picturehouse Cinemas!
‘The roaming radius of British children — i.e.. the distance they wander from their home — has shrunk by 90 per cent in the last 30 years
It’s a disheartening statistic, but one that has inspired award-winning filmmaker David Bond, who, keen for future generations not to miss out on the magic of the great outdoors, dreamed up PROJECT WILD THING.
The film itself is only one part of Bond’s campaign, which enlists a number of scientists, nature experts, sociologists, as well as the National Trust, to set about selling nature to kids.
Conscious that it will take more than eulogising to prise them away from their TVs and games consoles, Bond also recruits a marketing team to lend their branding savvy and repackage the countryside.
A charming exercise in creative, socially-minded activism, PROJECT WILD THING is a grass-roots triumph..’
How to dismantle a wooden pallet
My items showcasing garden and outdoor features made out of recycled pallets have proved to be very popular. Here’s a useful video and instructions about how to dismantle a pallet for all you budding recyclers – just click on the title for the link!
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