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Thank you for visiting Garden Organic’s Master Gardener Programme helping people and communities benefit from growing.

Please complete the form below to contact project manager, Philip Turvil. You can also telephone 024 7621 7718 or write to Garden Organic, Coventry, CV8 3LG

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  • Jul 6th and 7th: Godiva festival Posted on 11 June 2013
    Meet local Master Gardeners over the weekend in the greenspace tent. Plant a seed, grow some veg – free friendly advice on growing your own. The festival will take place in t...
  • Jun 22nd: Foundry Wood Community Woodland Fair Posted on 10 June 2013
    Any Master Gardeners who would like to run a seed sowing activity at this event please let Kate know! Come Celebrate!! The Friends of Foundry Wood Steering Group invite YOU and you...
  • Dunchurch library gets a garden makeover! Posted on 10 June 2013
    The children of the Gardening Club at Dunchurch Junior School have just planted up beds of herbs and a flower tower at the Dunchurch Library on Tuesday 4th June afternoon. In att...
  • Pole to Pole – Steve’s latest expedition! Posted on 10 June 2013
    What has Steve ‘Bean’ up to??? Visit number 3 to Steve was as fabulous as ever! Steve has been receiving the service of a Master Gardener for just 6 weeks and has achie...
  • Are we doing enough to help prevent Bee Decline? Posted on 10 June 2013
    A couple of weeks ago I spent the best part of a day hearing all about Bees and Bee decline…You’d think it would be a depressing event but it wasn’t because the t...
  • Favourite part of the Master Gardener role and why Posted on 11 June 2013
    12 months into the Master Gardener role, our volunteers have a review session with the Co-ordinator. I really enjoy listening to and coaching the MGs. Helen from Southwark, picture...
  • The bottom line from the latest quarter! Posted on 11 June 2013
    The Master Gardener Programme reports quarterly and Co-ordinator Fiona has just finished totting up the targets. Finally the sun came out, and chose the weekend of our induction co...
  • Aubergines update Posted on 10 June 2013
    In February I reported that I was growing 3 varieties of aubergine – Calliope, Listada de Gandia and Prosperoso. 24 germinated and they’re all still growing strong! Her...
  • Kids Company Nature Trail Garden Posted on 10 June 2013
    KidsCompany is a London charity supporting vulnerable and traumatised children. MG Gloria writes: I have been volunteering in the art room at Kids Co since the beginning of the yea...
  • Festival of Neighbourhood – South Bank growing Posted on 5 June 2013
    Lush and nutritious growth meets the Brutalist architecture of London’s South Bank. The world renowned arts centre in Lambeth on the banks of the Thames has greened up, and l...
  • Jul 13th: Norwich Veggie Fayre Posted on 18 June 2013
    Norwich Veggie Fayre (11am – 4pm) Promoting ethical and delicious vegetarian food. Admission free. Quaker Meeting House, Upper Goat Lane, Norwich, NR2 1EW. Come and say hello...
  • Jul 28th: NGS open community gardens in Norwich Posted on 18 June 2013
    Grapes Hill Community Garden and the garden at The Belvedere Centre will be opening jointly as part of the National Gardens Scheme, to raise money for nursing, caring and gardening...
  • Jun 30th: Glorious Gardens in Norwich Posted on 18 June 2013
    This weekend is the Glorious Gardens event and there is a lot going on in the Plantation Garden on Earlham Road all weekend. A £5 programme will give entry to all the gardens, man...
  • Jun 23rd: Fairhaven Garden Green Festival Posted on 17 June 2013
    A celebration of all things green at the biggest, greenest Green Festival ever with fun environmental activities for all the family. Green living and energy advice, rural crafts, c...
  • Aug 17th: Mesh fun day Posted on 17 June 2013
    Come and join in our fun day at Scrublands Community centre, Magdalen way, Gorleston-on-sea, Gt Yarmouth.  You can chat to local groups, play a game or two and pick up a trinket f...
  • East Lindsey Cooking events 18-28 June Posted on 18 June 2013
    The East Lindsey free cooking events are taking place at the following places in June – do pop along to the public ones! Tues 18th – Alford ladies group (evening demo a...
  • Foot square veg Posted on 18 June 2013
    I though I’d give the foot square system a go this year. This is where you divide your plot up into foot squares and grow a different veg in each one.This means you can get a...
  • Something fishy! Posted on 11 June 2013
    Last week we bought a whole salmon off of a fishmonger who delivers to your door. It came in a large polystyrene box. I tried to give it back to the guy but he said they just scrap...
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  • Jul 13th: Market Deeping Garden Fete Posted on 10 June 2013
    A Garden Fete in Market Deeping with a variety of stalls and activities for all ages. Master Gardeners will be on hand to give advice to food growers! http://lincoln.ourchurchweb.o...
  • Welcome to Somerset Master Gardeners Posted on 21 November 2012
      Garden Organic is delighted to announce our partnership with Somerset Community Food to support volunteer ‘Master Gardeners’ to help communities grow their own f...
  • Blogs coming soon Posted on 9 February 2013
    Our programme at HMP Rye Hill begins in spring 2013. Please visit back soon for latest blogs. In the meantime, please click here to read Master Gardener blogs from across the UK Ab...
  • Case studies coming soon Posted on 9 February 2013
    Our programme at HMP Rye Hill begins in spring 2013. Please visit back soon for latest case studies. In the meantime, please click here to read case studies from our Master Gardene...
We’re creating a model to establish custom networks of volunteer Master Gardeners in more UK areas. More information available here.

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