Gifts for gardeners

If you’re stuck for ideas on what to buy the gardener in your life or just fancy treating yourself for a change, Real Homes have compiled a list of 20 festive finds for the green fingered. Find out more >>

Jobs for December

The year is coming to an end and the shortest day is in this month, which heralds the slow advance towards next season. So take a bit of time to reflect on your successes and to consider what went wrong with some crops. Always remember that there are no failures in gardening, it is always down to the weather, furry things or if all else fails Acts of God. Allow yourself a little relaxing time around the New Year and be ready to hit the ground running in 2020.

Christmas at Harlow Carr

There’s something for everyone at RHS Garden Harlow Carr this winter. With the spectacular Glow illuminations, visits to see Santa and some fabulous Christmas shopping opportunities – it will be a Christmas season to remember! Find out more >>

Social Evening cancelled

Due to poor ticket sales we have had to cancel the upcoming Social Evening scheduled for Wednesday 27th November.

Considering that we had such an enjoyable evening at the previous event it is both surprising and disappointing that so few of our members showed any enthusiasm for a repeat.

Still we’ll try again in the spring when the weather’s a bit better and there may be a bit more positivity about.

November’s Musings

Why winter is a winning time on the allotment!

However, subject to the weather, there are many good reasons to keep up with the visits to your allotment garden during the winter months. 

Get discounts on your seed orders

We are considering joining one of the discount schemes offered to allotment societies by the various seedsmen.

They are all basically similar in that they offer discounts for bulk orders.

and the winner is…

This is the Leeds Allotment Federation’s Gold Medal-winning exhibit at the recent Harrogate Autumn Show.