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| The Eden Project 'Gardens
for Life' appeal for Kenyan school children |
 Monty
Don, presenter of BBC Two's Gardeners' World,
is to front a radio appeal for 'Gardens for
Life', on 18th September 2011 on behalf of
the Eden Project, that boosts education for
schoolchildren around the world through gardening.
Thousands of pupils in the UK, Kenya, India
and Gambia take part, creating school gardens
that help them to explore the issues of food
security and sustainable development and global
citizenship. 
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| KEW
GARDENS CELEBRATES ASIAN CULTURE |
 What's
the real story behind the South Asian plants
that have transformed British life? Plant
Cultures aims to find out what curry leaf,
henna, indigo, marigold and tea mean to us.
BBC 'Blue Peter' presenter, Konnie Huq, and
'Bend It Like Beckham' director Gurinder Chadha
have backed a new project called Plant Cultures,
launched by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and
Culture Online on Tuesday 15 February 2005.
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| FAVOURITE
PLANTS OF ASIAN CELEBRITIES |
 A
host of British Asian celebrities have backed
Plant Cultures, an online project launched
by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Culture
Online at The Cinnamon Club in London on Tuesday
15 February 2005. The organisers hope that
highlighting twenty-five South Asian plants
that have transformed British Life, will provide
the catalyst to bring people and plants together
and open up a world of Asian culture online.
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| PLANT
CULTURES OUTREACH PROJECTS |
 Apart
from providing easy navigation for browsing
of plant names, uses, history and growing
tips for South Asian plants, the newly launched
Plant Cultures website provides stories from
community projects and an image library. There
are pages mapping a journey of plant discovery
which the organisers hope will make ideal
educational tools for schools.
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| INTERESTING
FACTS ABOUT SOUTH ASIAN PLANTS |
 Tea
is the most important non-alcoholic beverage
in the world. More than three million tons
are grown each year. The Plant Cultures project
explores twenty-five major South Asian plants
that have trasformed British Life, mapping
each plant historically and in the context
in which each is grown and harvested. Listed
here are some interesting facts about South
Asian plants.
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| SOUTH
ASIAN PLANT PROFILES |
 South
Asia is home to many plants that have become
central to British life - tea, cotton, spices,
as well as medicinal plants and dyes, textiles
and beauty products. As well as providing
easy navigation for browsing of plant names,
uses, history and growing tips, the Plant
Cultures website has an image library.
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| GARDEN
TRENDS |
 There
was a time when gardens tended to be unkempt
forgotten expanses of scruffy old grass at
the back of the house but these days 'the
room outside' is undergoing a renaissance
with more attention being lavished on it.
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| ARCHITECTURAL
PLANTS |
 People
spend a considerable amount of time and effort
deciding what carpet to put in their lounge
and what surfaces to have installed in their
kitchen. But when it comes to the garden,
few of us think beyond a lawn and a patio.
However, the garden is as important as any
other room.
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| TAKE
ART INTO THE GARDEN |
There's little doubt that we're pouring ever
greater creative effort into our garden designs
but with so many drawing inspiration from
mass-audience TV programmes there's a danger
that your 'designer' garden will end up looking
just like the Joneses. That could be one of
the reasons why artwork in the garden is enjoying
something of a higher profile.
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| EASY
GARDEN MAKEOVER PROJECTS |
 Love
your garden but don't have much time on your
hands? Then make the most of your 'room outside'
with some of these easy makeover ideas that
can be completed in a weekend or less. For
gardens large and small, a decorative pergola
can be a hugely attractive feature, creating
an arch or walkway that really draws you in.
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| A
NEW CONSERVATORY |
 One
of the most elegant and versatile additions
you can make to your home is the conservatory.
These light and airy rooms are wonderful to
sit in and relax, hold a dinner party in superb
surroundings.
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