From tiny terraced houses to large estates, local landscape gardener and designer Hugh Netley has watched the seasons come and go since setting up Netley Landscapes 39 years ago, as he told Elestr Lee HAVING […]
If you have an event planned, please send details to whatson@cavershambridge.org We need to receive these no later than the 10th of the month before the event for inclusion in the printed paper. Later submissions can be […]
If you have an event planned, please send details to whatson@cavershambridge.org We need to receive these no later than the 10th of the month before the event for inclusion in the printed paper. Later submissions […]
MANY SPECIES of birds are pairing up and choosing nest sites earlier these days. Some are ready to lay eggs in early February. You can help. Finish any hedge trimming, bush shaping and branch lopping […]
I’M WRITING this with a swollen Thames and Loddon, flooded fields, and a garden that’s squelching underfoot. But this won’t stop us facing hosepipe bans if we have a dry, hot summer. Installing more water […]
THIS YEAR nearly half of Europe has suffered drought conditions, and this kind of drizzle-free summer is predicted to be the new normal. We can expect new reservoirs and desalination plants to be built and […]
THE CAVERSHAM BRIDGE is launching a competition to brighten up our neighbourhoods. Can you make a difference and plant up a few containers to bring interest and excitement to your front garden? Individuals, groups of […]
RESEARCH BY the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) reported in March 20211 shows front garden greenery has grown by an area 70 times the size of Hyde Park since 2015. This increase in plant cover is […]
by Tricia Marcouse IN 2011, our government said it would phase out the sale of peat-based composts to the public by 2020 and for commercial use by 2030. 2020 has passed, and a new announcement […]
Can you replace plastic in your garden? PLASTIC is really useful in the garden, but it comes at a cost to the environment and wildlife. Luckily, there are alternatives and sometimes they are better for […]
Dr Alison Johnston, Caversham Bridge, 2017 (Editors Login)