Although today it’s Chelsea that’s known as the home of the flower show, the first recorded flower show in Britain was actually held by the Royal Horticultural Society in Chiswick on 25th May 1833. The following information comes from Gillian Clegg, a noted historian of Chiswick who died in 2012. She was the author of “Chiswick […]
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Thank you to the 11 people who took the time to complete the survey. We really appreciate your insights and all the comments, especially the positive ones. Although statisticians would tell us that the sample size was too small to draw firm conclusions, we will use the results in planning events for 2016. All of
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A thud as something hit our first floor back window. What was it? We go out to look and find a dazed goldfinch motionless on the ground. What to do? A quick google revealed the following advice from the Humane Society: Gently cover and catch the bird with a towel and place her in
