If you have a sense of adventure and know your squills from your spurges, Cambridge University Botanic Garden may have the job for youWith the promise of travel, adventure and the chance to follow in the footsteps of Charles...
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Read MoreExclusive: NFU warns blanket import checks from April could fuel long delays and damage future cropsThe UK’s fruit and flower growers face an “existential threat” from new post-Brexit border checks that could...
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Read MoreThe festival returns for the first time since the pandemic, with an emphasis on getting growing, no matter how small your spaceAs the UK’s biggest flower show opens its gates for the first time since the pandemic, the...
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