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Welcome to The Plant Exchange
The Plant Exchange is a dynamic new website for all gardening enthusiasts throughout the UK. Offering a unique online plant exchange scheme, gardening enthusiasts in the UK can buy and sell plants, a gardener’s forum, gardening diary, comprehensive plant information section and much more is also provided.
By reducing “plant miles” the Plant Exchange is also an ecologically sound vehicle which allows gardeners and others to buy and sell surplus plants either for profit or with proceeds donated to a charity or deserving organisation of choice.
What’s New on The Plant Exchange?
Sudden Oak Death (Phytophthora Ramorum)
Sudden Oak Death: Please be careful where you source your shrubs and trees from, as there has been a outbreak of ‘Sudden Oak Death’ in the South West UK and now in West Scotland. Phytopthora Ramorum is a root virus that can kill oaks and is found in Rhododendrons and Viburnums amongst others, believed to have come from North America.
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This Week's Featured Flower Hot Chilli Birds Eye. Fantastic, extremely hot, dwarf variety that produces a prolific yield. The flowers and upward pointing fruits start green and turn bright red and are produced throughout the season. These are ideally suited to a windowsill or patio containers and make equally attractive ornamental plants. Enjoy even more knowing that you have raised money for the British Red Cross. £2 for 1 plant, Bargain!!!!!!
Flower Arrangement by Scilla Dillon
Scilla’s latest flower arrangements. There are three simple arrangements, two using seasonal flowers and one using flowers that arrive later in the year, as well as tips to what to grow in your garden!!!
Recipes to make your mouth Water!!!
There is another wonderful, witty and humorous recipe from Isobel Rutherford. Learn the wonders of using sorrel in your cooking, and how to feed that hungry family member after doing the donkey work in the allotment.
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Monthly Gardening Tips
Use The Plant Exchange to help Keep your garden looking great throughout the year.
Expert monthly tips from leading horticulturalists help ensure you get the most from your garden.
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Gardening Club Directory
The Plant Exchange is developing a unique directory of Garden Clubs, Flower Arranging Clubs and Horticultural Societies throughout the UK.
So far we have details of over 160 clubs in Norfolk, Cumbria, Cambridge, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire.
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Online Plant Encyclopedia
The Plant Exchange online encyclopedia of plants lists over 5000 plants and is illustrated with some 15000 images!
This alone is worth the £10.00 annual membership fee.
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