Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Monday, April 28th, 2008
Following on from the earlier post on this subject. The RHS acknowledged that I was returning the fifty tickets for a full refund. They then only refunded five of the tickets and took an extra five pounds for doing so. They then attempted to send the other tickets back to ...
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Garden tour operator and garden author Karen Platt believes that visitors to the RHS Flower Shows may be at risk. She found that anyone can pose as a tour group and purchase tickets for the RHS flower shows. Before beginning to trade, Karen Platt was encouraged and allowed to purchase ...
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Sunday, February 10th, 2008
At last, the long awaited book, Fruit Cocktail has been launched on 10 February 2008. This ebook describes over 2300 orange, peach and apricot plants. It embraces tones such as butterscotch, toffee and amber. with full plant profiles and how to grow, this ebook is for all lovers of the ...
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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
Karen Platt speaks at the world Tulip Summit 2008 on Thursday 1st May. The presentation is entitled 'The Quest for the Black Tulip'. Anna Pavord is also giving a talk on the origins of the tulip.Tulips have long been a favourite flower. I have written about green tulips in my ...
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Thursday, December 13th, 2007
Join me to walk around the gardens of Seattle. we'll explore some of my favourite gardens together. If you are interested please register now.Bellevue Botanic Garden walk with Karen Platt Thursday 21 February 2008 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.Washington Park Arboretum and Japanese Gardens with Karen Platt Friday 22 February ...
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Friday, November 9th, 2007
As promised here is more news on the upcoming garden tours. Joining one of my tours, you'll learn so much more than visiting a garden alone or with any other group. Each tour is led by me, Karen Platt, author of 17 books. Each tour includes a learning element akin ...
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Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Welcome to the new look website and new blog. Here is where I'll be talking about garden-related subjects that appeal to you. Expect opinions aplenty on all aspects of gardening, reports on garden products, flower shows as well as news on my own garden books and products.
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