Worthing and District Allotments and Gardens AssociationAffiliated to the Royal Horticultural Society and the National Vegetable SocietyUSEFUL LINKSWe have grouped this links under four separate headings:
But of course some of them are bound to overlap slightly. If you come across any interesting sites, please let us know and we will add them to our list.Please report to us any links that do not work or seem inappropriate. |
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Worthing Borough Council's site has a section devoted to our allotments and our allotments association with some contact details.
Our association is affiliated to the Royal Horticultural Society and the National Vegetable Society and both have really extensive sites well worth a visit.
Worthing Horticultural Society now has its own website.
Lancing Horticultural Society has its own website. If you want to see what others in our area are up to click here.
The Real Gardeners site contains hints and tips and gardening information and chatrooms and forums.
Allotments 4 all is an allotments information site and also has a members' forum.
Allotments UK is a directory of allotment links with gardening information and a forum.
The Henry Doubleday Research Association is now called Garden Organic and is a mine of information for the organic gardener and anybody else for that matter.The aim of the Allotments Regeneration Initiative is to get more people growing on allotments. They have a large site branching out in many directions..
The National Allotments Garden Trust holds national competitions annually if you're feeling competitive and gives details of events.
Grow Your Own magazine has a very handy website for anyone growing their own fruit and/or vegetables.
The National Society for Allotments and Leisure Gardeners fights for your rights and is trying to stop the gradual disappearance of allotment sites.
The BBC Gardeners' World site has lists of topical tips, "how to" pages and a wealth of information.
Landscapeexpert gives lots of tips on garden design and planning of all kinds not just landsaping. It even has advice on laying a lawn and information about soil structure.
LOCAL SITES
The town of Worthing now includes several districts which used to be - and some of which still consider themselves to be - separate villages in their own rights. Places such as Durrington-on-Sea, Tarring, Broadwater, Goring-by-Sea and High Salvington all have their own individual characters and, for those in search of knowledge and truth, some of them have their own web sites too. They also have their own sections on Worthing Borough Council's extensive site.
Fancy something for nothing? Or want to get rid of something but you don't know how? Or just want to do your bit for the environment? If you answered YES to any of these questions, then I suggest you visit the Freecycle website.
West Sussex Green Club is a council run site with forums, seasonal tips, discounts and useful links.
http://www.simplygardenfurniture.co.uk/Article/the-composting-resource will tell you all you're ever likely to want to know about compost but just in case it doesn't you can also try the Better Environment site, www.wrap.org.uk.
If you live in West Sussex you can get a compost bin for £10 delivered to your door! Just go to www.recyclenow.com/compost or ring 0845-0770757. A great site for learning how to make compost and other green ideas.
If you have an interest in wildlife in Sussex visit the site of the Sussex Wildlife Trust. They speak out and are listened to on all the major environmental issues that impact on life in Sussex. They also have a service called WildCall which can:
So if you want to know how to improve your pond for wildlife or have found something interesting in your garden and want to know more about it why not contact WildCall.
DEALS FOR MEMBERS
MyAllotmentPlot.co.uk is a site set up in 2009 and sells a wide variety of gardening stuff. In your Plotholder newsletter you will find a code which will entitle you to a 15% reduction when you place your order at the checkout (So long as you quote the code!). To save on postage it might be a good idea to share an order with someone else.To visit the site to see the full range of what they offer click here. From time to time they have really good deals anyway in their Clearance Items section.
For those of you who can't wait for your code you could try emailing us with your name and membership number for me to email you the code.
OTHER RETAIL OUTLETS
Toolbox offers a wide range of gardening equipment on this page and you will also be able to visit other areas of their site which offer all sorts tools for all sorts of jobs. Also portals to many other sites.
