National Gardening Week

There's less than a month to go now before the RHS presents the UKs first National Gardening Week. Between the  16 and 22 April, the National Gardening Week will be aiming to get us all involved in the fun of gardening, which kicks off with the launch of the 2012 RHS Britain in Bloom.

But it's certanly not just about the large scale gardening, more importantly it's about what we can do with our own plots, from acres to pots and adults to tots.

There are different themes throughout the week that aim to educate and empower us all to get gardening:
    14-15 April:  Britain in Bloom Launch
    16 April: Gardening SOS - this one's definitely a good one. For this one day only you can ask the         RHS advisory service any gardening question and learn from their experts - a service normally only     open to members!
    17 April: Gardens of the Nation - I like the idea of this because the RHS would like photos of our         gardens that they will use as a historical record of gardens today.
    18 April:  Horticulture - A Career to be Proud of. If you can get to them, the four RHS gardens will     be holding talks by inspirational people who work in the gardening world.
    19 April: Gardening for the Environment - One that's important on all agendas at the moment,             looking at how what we do affects the environment. Tips for how to garden greener will be the         theme for this day.
    20th April: Get Kids Growing - a new initiative from the RHS will be a campaign to get kids                 gardening.
    21st - 22nd April: Activities for All

It's said that around 20 million of us enjoy gardening in the UK. Let's hope that this gardening week will get many more involved. For more information and updates see the National Gardening Week website, connect on Facebook by liking the page, or connect via twitter #NGW.

All in all, let's hope it's a fab week!