# garden diaries (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover garden diaries. Page: Feed: --- ## [Seed Donor Form 2026](https://alpinegardensociety.net/news/seed-donor-form-2025) _2026-08-16 · Diane Clement · Alpine Garden Society_ This year’s Seed Donor Form may be downloaded and printed from the following links Seed Donor Form 2026 Instructions Seed Donor Form 2026 Garden Collected Seed Donor Form 2026 Wild Collected ## [Seed Exchange for Overseas Members 2026](https://alpinegardensociety.net/news/overseas-members-2026) _2026-08-16 · Diane Clement · Alpine Garden Society_ Seed Donations from outside the UK Current regulations state that seed donations entering the UK from outside Europe should be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate. Members from the US and Canada please use the links below for more information. Seed sent from countries within Europe, including Norway and Switzerland, do not need a Phytosanitary Certificate to send seed to the… ## [Seed Donation 2026](https://alpinegardensociety.net/news/seed-donation-2026) _2026-08-15 · Diane Clement · Alpine Garden Society_ Seed Donation 2026 Our Seed Reception Team are now ready to receive your Seed Donations We are grateful for all donations of seed and although alpine seed is our main focus, we are grateful for donations of seed from herbaceous plants, bulbous plants, grasses, trees and shrubs, also fern spores, and small bulbs, corms and tubers. This makes our seed… ## [Tim Roberts Workshop and rescheduled Paul Cook Zoom Lecture](https://alpinegardensociety.net/news/tim-roberts-workshop-and-rescheduled-paul-cook-zoom-lecture) _2026-08-10 · Oliver Cheney · Alpine Garden Society_ This new workshop has just been confirmed, Stone Laying with Tim Roberts, to be held at the AGS Centre in Pershore on Weds 16th July, 11am start; AGS Workshop- Stone Laying with Tim Roberts, Weds 16th Sept The rescheduled Zoom Lecture by Paul Cook from March will now be held on Tues 27th October, 7pm start; Paul Cook – The… ## [Preserving Tomatoes](https://thebeautifulediblegarden.substack.com/p/preserving-tomatoes) _2026-08-04 · Stefani Bittner · The Beautiful Edible Garden_ The Garden Diaries, August 4 ## [Early May – If you don’t suffer from acrophobia the view from the top of the rock garden is a picture](https://alpinegardensociety.net/news/early-may-if-you-dont-suffer-from-acrophobia-the-view-from-the-top-of-the-rock-garden-is-a-picture) _2026-08-03 · Mr and Mrs Hamish Sinclair · Alpine Garden Society_ On the Crevice Garden today All pictures were taken on 9th May 2026 at Wisley. There are a lot more thrift species than I was aware of. They thrive well on the crevice garden at Wisley, coping with the hot and dry conditions, flowering abundantly at the same time. The genus name Armeria is a Latinized form of armoires —… ## [Alpine Garden Society Seed Lists](https://alpinegardensociety.net/news/seed-exchange-seed-lists) _2026-07-31 · Diane Clement · Alpine Garden Society_ This year’s Seed List will be available here, by the end of November. Watch this space for the exact date. 21 years of Seed Lists are available by clicking the links below. These are available for information only. Do not use previous years’ lists for ordering as the seed listed is no longer available Please click the links… ## [Alpine related Vacancies](https://alpinegardensociety.net/news/alpine-related-vacancies) _2026-07-28 · Oliver Cheney · Alpine Garden Society_ ## [Seed Packeting 2026](https://alpinegardensociety.net/news/seed-packing-2026) _2026-07-24 · Diane Clement · Alpine Garden Society_ Seed Packeting Seed is packeted by volunteers in their own home in late October and November. Every year we need up to 100 volunteers who are happy to pack a box of seed. The seed box will be posted out to you in late October or early November. In the box you will receive seed as sent in to us… ## [Nobody Wants to Talk about Kale in July](https://thebeautifulediblegarden.substack.com/p/nobody-wants-to-talk-about-kale-in) _2026-07-21 · Stefani Bittner · The Beautiful Edible Garden_ Fall & Winter Vegetable Varieties to Start Now ## [Generate Viral Hot Takes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/mP0rThxIt4ZV) _2026-07-21 · **Sponsored**_ Get platform-optimized hot takes and rebuttals to spark debate and engagement ## [President Rob Amos Podcast- The Alpine Garden Society](https://alpinegardensociety.net/news/president-rob-amos-podcast-the-alpine-garden-society) _2026-07-13 · Oliver Cheney · Alpine Garden Society_ Our President Rob Amos appears on Keepers of the Green, a podcast hosted by Rob Price; Episode Description Why do some people spend a lifetime becoming experts? In this episode of Keepers of the Green, Rob Price sits down with the President of the Alpine Garden Society, , to explore a question that matters far beyond gardening: how do we build, share and… ## [Alpine Garden Society AGM 2027](https://alpinegardensociety.net/news/alpine-garden-society-agm-2027) _2026-07-13 · Oliver Cheney · Alpine Garden Society_ Save The Date! The Alpine Garden Society’s next AGM and conference will be the 24th and 25th April 2027, at the Delta Hotels Worsley Park Country Club (M28 2QT), which is just a 10-minute drive from RHS Bridgewater. Full details will be announced nearer the time. ## [July in the Beautiful Edible Garden](https://thebeautifulediblegarden.substack.com/p/july-in-the-beautiful-edible-garden) _2026-07-10 · Stefani Bittner · The Beautiful Edible Garden_ What your tomatoes, dahlias and fruit trees need right now. ## [The Garden Diaries, A Year in the Beautiful Edible Garden](https://thebeautifulediblegarden.substack.com/p/the-garden-diaries-a-year-in-the-f6e) _2026-07-01 · Stefani Bittner · The Beautiful Edible Garden_ July 1 ## [Edible flowers](https://thebeautifulediblegarden.substack.com/p/edible-flowers) _2026-05-06 · Stefani Bittner · The Beautiful Edible Garden_ Designing with Food Safety in Mind & a Garden Tour ## [Salad Burnett](https://thebeautifulediblegarden.substack.com/p/salad-burnett) _2026-04-21 · The Beautiful Edible Garden_ And a spring herb salad ## [When the Hive Takes Flight](https://thebeautifulediblegarden.substack.com/p/when-the-hive-takes-flight) _2026-04-07 · Rosalind Bassett · The Beautiful Edible Garden_ A closer look at the science—and surprise—of a bee swarm, from Homestead Design Collective’s resident beekeeper ## [Spring, Citrus, and a Bottle of Vin d’Orange](https://thebeautifulediblegarden.substack.com/p/spring-citrus-and-a-bottle-of-vin) _2026-03-24 · Stefani Bittner · The Beautiful Edible Garden_ A simple ritual of bitter oranges, good wine, and time ## [Villandry Marigold](https://thebeautifulediblegarden.substack.com/p/villandry-marigold) _2026-03-10 · Stefani Bittner · The Beautiful Edible Garden_ Growing a Rare Marigold — and Sharing the Seeds