M.J.Tuson Horticultural Consultant

07/03/2015

Compost bins - hand crafted ready for all that garden goodness!

05/03/2015

Great to see plants being recognised for there benefits https://www.facebook.com/chiroclinicIOM/posts/772276096181770

Sigesbeckia is the active ingredient in a new drug which have just been licensed by safety watchdog the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency.

02/03/2015

Planning for the future - without plants we wouldn't exist. Forest tree seeds arrive at Svalbard's 'Doomsday vault'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31661288

26/02/2015

A little bit of ecology today - re-homing frogs while putting in a new pond liner. A great time of year just as the spring comes around.

26/02/2015

Just doing what a be does… Manx queen bees 'in demand' after disease-free ruling
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-31624975

24/02/2015

Let's hope there's a greener future for Kew.
Kew Gardens unveils science strategy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31555497

Kew Gardens, which is facing an annual £5m budget deficit, announces its new science strategy.

24/02/2015

A hedge row planted up to separate the garden, planted with hornbeam and hazel - providing screening all year round.

23/02/2015

Interesting story - one I may try growing myself. The onion that doesn't make you cry
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31519834

09/02/2015

A hard days graft… in the office, making the most of an injury.

07/02/2015

Or maybe they could leave it to the garden centres to sell… Keep daffodils away from food, supermarkets warned
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31176748

Supermarkets are urged by health officials to move daffodils away from their traditional location near fruit and vegetables - in case they are mistaken for food.

23/01/2015

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2923394/That-s-quite-salad-world-s-largest-tomato-big-just-one-feed-entire-family-goes-sale-Britain.html wow!

The new tomato plants, called Gigantomo, can grow enormous fruits up to 10 inches wide and as heavy as 3lbs - about 12 times the size of an average salad tomato.

19/01/2015

From what was a 3ft wide stream (maximum) to a 12ft wide free flowing pond.