Tiptree July Podcast

Tiptree July Podcast

Tiptree July Podcast

Local residents in the Essex town of Stanford-le-Hope are responsible for brighten the place up thanks to the addition of 28 hanging baskets which have been dotted about. James Bayford told Owen Ward how the scheme got off the ground.

Local residents in the Essex town of Stanford-le-Hope are responsible for brighten the place up thanks to the addition of 28 hanging baskets which have been dotted about. James Bayford told Owen Ward how the scheme got off the ground.

In recent years dahlias have seen a revival, and are particular popular in bride’s bouquets. Pheasant Acre Plants near Bridgend in South Wales grow over 600 different varieties, and more than 40,000 plants. Rob Evans explained to Ken Crowther how the business has grown over recent years.

In recent years dahlias have seen a revival, and are particular popular in bride’s bouquets. Pheasant Acre Plants near Bridgend in South Wales grow over 600 different varieties, and more than 40,000 plants. Rob Evans explained to Ken Crowther how the business has grown over recent years.

A familiar sight across the Essex countryside is the fields of blue borage. With the drop in price of oil seed rape, borage is a good choice as a break crop for farmers who harvest it for its seed. The seeds are crushed and the oil extracted and used in pharmaceuticals, baby foods and cosmetics as farmer Hugh Pegrum told Ken Crowther.

A familiar sight across the Essex countryside is the fields of blue borage. With the drop in price of oil seed rape, borage is a good choice as a break crop for farmers who harvest it for its seed. The seeds are crushed and the oil extracted and used in pharmaceuticals, baby foods and cosmetics as farmer Hugh Pegrum told Ken Crowther.

Theorist, academic and journalist, Germaine Greer is putting nature back on land she owns in her native Australia. The land is surveyed to discover what is actually there; seeds are collected, propagated, hardened off for two years then replanted as she explained to Ken Crowther.