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Our gardens are growing apace this month and there's plenty to be getting on with as Dig It's Peter Brown and Chris Day tackle those essential tasks, plus a round-up of July’s events and garden news stories from around the UK.

What’s on

1st - 6th July: RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, Hampton Court Palace, London.

11th - 13th July: The Norfolk Garden Show, Norfolk Showground, New Costessey, Norwich.

16th - 20th July: RHS Flower Show Wentworth Woodhouse, South Yorkshire. On the 17th July Chris Baines will be giving a talk - Wildlife gardening past, present and future at the show at 11am.

21st - 24th July Royal Welsh Show, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells.

26th - 27th July: The National Gardening & Outdoor Living Show, Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh.

Until 14th September: Seedscape, the art of the seed at the Kew Garden’ wild botanical garden at Wakehurst, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Sussex.

Until 21st September: Cecil Beaton’s Garden Party exhibition at the Garden Museum, Lambeth Palace Road, London.

News

Fraudster, Thomas Robinson conned luxury hotels and retailers out of £580k by selling fake Scottish-grown tea is jailed for three-and-a-half years.

Blue Diamond in exclusive talks to purchase Barton Grange Garden Centre.

Improving plant health through voluntary collaboration is the way forward.

Famous East Lambrook Manor is in new hands.

Campaign to stop trees from being strangled by abandoned tree ties and rabbit guards.

Radio 4’s Gardeners Question Time to be recorded on 2nd August during the RHS Hyde Hall Flower Show.

Pershore College Garden Centre and Wholesale Plant Nursery to close.

Roof garden at the Open University to help scientist study on the impact of growing plants on top of buildings.

UK heatwave results in the 1,000 year old Robin Hood Oak receiving emergency watering.

Dahlia Gardinetta ® Velvet Crush named Best New plant at BBC Gardeners’ World Live.

Frank Matthews launches new Apple Rainbow and collects Best in Show for Prunus sumaura Fugenzo Japanese Lantern at the HTA’s National Plant Show.

Welsh apple register is launched.

Rare Hong Kong orchid – Bulbophyllum bicolor - saved from extinction.

A UK first – Baobab tree in bloom at the Eden Project.

GP Richard Claxton becomes NGS Chief Executive following George Plumptre, who steps down after 15 years this Autumn.

Former garden centre owner and QVC gardening channel champion Richard Jackson is awarded the MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for services to Children’s Hospices (Greenfingers).

Wincey Willis, ITVs first female weather presenter, local radio show host and gardening expert and columnist, has died.

M&S introduce Red Diamonds Strawberry and Creme in a sandwich.

DIG IT Top 5: Top cakes for the summer 5th position Raspberry & Coconut Sponge, 4th Carrot Cake, 3rd Coffee & Walnut, 2nd Chocolate Sponge with Victoria Sponge at the top spot.

Plant mentions: Tomatoes, Runner Beans, Cherries, Bearded Iris, Petunia, Million Bells, Pelargoniums (cutting), Wallflowers, Sweet Williams, Foxgloves, Wisteria (pruning), Jasmine, Lavender, Bergamot, Clover, Gaillardia, Cosmos, and Egyptian Onions.

Product mentions: Sprayer for misting, Solar fountain, bird bath, BBQ, and cocoon / egg chair.

Our thanks to Chiltern Music Therapy for supplying the music.

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