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It’s that time of year again – all anticipation and planning.  Seedy Sunday is a wonderful community seed swap at the Hove Center on Norton Road.  It’s from 10am till 4.30pm on February 7th. There is plenty for everyone to see and do.  I highly recommend it. See you there! www.seedysunday.org

Heidi Joyce Gardens will donate a percentage of our profits to Oxfam for the Haiti Earthquake appeal.  We will also donate 15% of any new business we receive over the coming months to the appeal. May their rebuild and recovery be as speedy as possible.  x

On Wednesday night I was lucky enough to get to go and see one of  my favorite designers Tom Stuart Smith at the Garden Museum in Lambeth. When I say I was lucky enough to get a ticket, that required a little persistance.  By the time I had heard about the lecture it had sold out.  I phoned to place my name top on a waiting list and then phoned back three times to check it was still top and no-one had returned a ticket.  On th

Now is the time to tuck our beautiful wildlife up for the winter. I built this insect condominium for a children’s garden about 2 years ago and it is really starting to come into it’s own.  I found a sheltered quiet spot and just used old pallets and stuffed them with bamboo canes, leaf mulch, moss,perforated bricks, old carpet and doormats, tree trunks and pinecones . I heard a great tip from Bob Flowerdew on Gard

I was thrilled to get a call last April, from the Church committee of St. George’s, Kemp Town. They have successfully secured a National Lottery Green Spaces Grant to redesign their Community Garden. St George’s Church is directly between the Royal Sussex County Hospital and the Bristol Bar in Kemp Town. Three Brighton Based Gardening Businesses were invited to submit a design for their outdoor space. I was particu