Planting for spring 2026 started at Meadow Croft back in the summer
Ken Crowther talks to Mike Smith, Director of Meadow Croft Garden Centre in Battlesbridge, Essex, about preparing for spring sales.
#violas #pansies
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Planning for Chelsea Flower Show 2027 already underway
Mark Gregory from Landform UK talks to Ken Crowther about designing and preparing for future Chelsea Flower Shows.
#flowershows #events #designing
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Essex's Crouch Valley is a leading centre of English wine making
Essex is fast becoming a centre of excellence for wine making with the Crouch Valley leading the way for vineyards. Martin's Lane Vineyard produces high quality Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and classic grape varieties. It supplies English producers and makes own label wines as Graham Martin tells Ken Crowther.
More information on the vineyard is here: https://bit.ly/3LWDZTe
#vines #redwine #whitewine #rose
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Making juice by pressing apples in Norfolk
Anna Mudeka talks to Ken Crowther about the Norfolk Apple Press and how apple juice is made.
For more information: https://bit.ly/446QOkb
#orchards #applejuice #localproduce
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Farming at a crossroads as changing crops help to boost yields
Hugh Pegrum has been farming in Essex for many years and he looks at some of the issues effecting agriculture as he talks to Ken Crowther.
#borage #oilseedrape #fields #farms #defra
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