Scotts Miracle-Gro donates products to Hydon Hill care home

1st September 2010, by Dan Walford

Leonard Cheshire Disability is the largest voluntary sector provider to disabled people in the UK. They support over 21,000 with 300 local services and projects across the country.

One of their disability homes, Hydon Hill in Surrey, is situated within a 13 acre estate that requires constant management by the only full time groundsman – Dave Green. The home is surrounded by lawns providing a beautiful and tranquil area for residence to enjoy and relax in. Recent spells of hot and dry weather have taken their toll on these areas, with no budget available to purchase fertilisers, moss controls or weed killers the lawns are looking worse for wear.

Following a letter received from Hydon Hill, members of the Scotts Miracle-Gro UK Green Team visited the site and saw how much help could be provided to try and return the outside areas back to pleasant gardens. After getting together a large quantity of gardening products, including a kind donation of two back pack sprayers from Hozelock, a selection of the team visited Hydon Hill along with cars loaded with products. The staff at Hydon Hill were overjoyed with the donation.

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LoveTheGarden Reaches Final of GIMA Awards

6th July 2010, by Dan Walford

Each year the Garden Industry Manufacturers Association (GIMA) arranges for independent judges to assess the marketing tools and new products offered by members to the gardening public.

Among the categories they judge are information websites and we are delighted that our own site (www.lovethegarden.com) was nominated to be among the three finalists at this year’s awards.

The judges were most impressed with the easy navigation, gardening projects, videos, blogs, forums, and detailed product information.

So well done to all the LoveTheGarden team on this great achievement – and a special thank you to all our visitors and members that have given their amazing supported over the last few years. We have plans to implementing some great new features on the site over the next few months so check back regularly to keep updated.

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Scotts Miracle-Gro Assist with Bluebell Railway 50th Anniversary

5th July 2010, by Dan Walford

The Bluebell Railway was the first preserved standard gauge passenger railway which operates through some of the most attractive Sussex country side. Heavily dependant on a volunteer workforce who are drawn from all walks of life and give large amounts of their free time to restore and run the railway. The importance of volunteer labour was recognised this week with the Bluebell Railway being awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.

This year the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company donated a large quantity of growing media to assist with the preparations for the railways 50th Anniversary, being celebrated this August

The 50th Anniversary appeal was launched to help re-open the original Railway line to East Grinstead which was closed by British Rail. This included removing the municipal waste, which was dumped along the cutting in the late 60s/early 70s, and returning the area back to its forma glory.

In a letter from Roy Watts (Chairman Bluebell Railway Preservation Society) he said, “On behalf of the Bluebell Railway, I am writing to thank you and your company for your extremely generous donation of growing media. It has been so gratefully received especially as the whole purpose adheres to one of our principles of reducing waste and recycling.”

“I can tell you that we have already begun using the growing media in many areas such as our picnic fields, station gardens and in particular it is now helping restore the line side and station area at our newly built station in East Grinstead.”

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