Archives April 2017

  1. Hanging baskets and flowers in a greenhouse

    Stunning display of 17,000 plants

    Plant lovers can get a sneak preview of the thousands of flowers being grown for this year’s Farnham in Bloom floral displays, at a free greenhouse open day on Wednesday 17 May in West Street, Farnham. This year Farnham is entering both the Sout...

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  2. Male and child planting seeds at gardening workshop.

    Bloomin’ kids get grubby! 

    Children as young as two discovered their green fingers at the Bloomin’ Kids’ Easter gardening workshops, run as part of the 2017 Farnham in Bloom initiative. Over 100 children between the ages of two and 13 had fun getting their hands dirty by p...

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    Launch of Farnham in Bloom 2017

    With gardening gloves at the ready, sponsors and supporters of Farnham in Bloom 2017 gathered at Forest Lodge Garden Centre to officially launch this year’s campaign. The Mayor of Farnham, Councillor John Ward was joined by representatives from ...

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    Great produce for St. George’s Day

    Celebrate the best of English spring produce at the Farnham Farmers’ Market which takes place on Sunday 23 April (St. George’s Day) in Central car park from 10am to 1.30pm. “Not only is 23 April St. George’s Day, it’s also famously the a...

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  5. colourful plants in pots on a patio, grass in background.

    Secret Gardens competition

    The annual competition to find Farnham’s best secret gardens has been launched in time for National Gardening Week (10 to 16 April). Secret Gardens of Farnham 2017 includes eight categories which are designed to appeal to gardeners working on a ...

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  6. Bloomin kids autumn workshop.

    £1,500 grant for Bloomin’ Kids

    Budding young gardeners in Farnham are to benefit from a grant of around £1,500 from the Tesco Bags of Help scheme, thanks to shoppers who chose the Bloomin' Kids gardening workshops as their favourite local good cause. Bloomin' Kids workshops are ...

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