THE SPRING FLOWER SHOW – RJA&HS
The Spring Flower Show of the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Show took place at the weekend 26-27 March. The show hosted the usual displays of beautiful daffodils, cut flowers, pot plants, cacti and succulents plus flower arranging, cakes and the International Camellia show. There were also some wonderful displays from St Martin’s Flower Club, […]
JERSEY GARDENING CLUB – SCHEDULE FOR 2022
Another sign of the restoration of more normal life following the pandemic: the Jersey Gardening Club resumes its schedule of meetings – but all meetings are subject to Covid restrictions prevailing at the time. The meetings take place at St Lawrence parish hall, starting at 8pm unless stated otherwise*. Everyone is welcome. The schedule for […]
JERSEY DAIRY LAUNCHES NEW CHOCOLATE SOFT SERVE ICE CREAM
Jersey Dairy has announced the launch of its new Chocolate Soft Serve Ice Cream product which it hopes will be an industry game changer. The Jersey Dairy Luxury Chocolate Ice Cream Mix is the first of its kind in the Channel Islands and the UK. The premium mix is a result of a unique collaboration […]
RESTORATION OF LA MIELLE DE MORVILLE
The Rotary Club of Jersey is offering hands-on assistance to an environmental restoration project in St Ouen’s Bay With a vision for environmental enhancement, the Jersey National Park has partnered with the Rotary Club of Jersey and the Environment Department on a programme of landscape restoration at La Mielle de Morville, a specially protected area […]
EUNE FROUQU’THÉE D’JÈRRIAIS – (A FORKFUL OF JÈRRIAIS)
We continue our series of article in Jèrriais – Jersey’s own traditional native language. The ‘frouque’ in question is a digging fork, rather than a table fork. An English translation follows. This contribution comes from Laurence Curtis Eune Surprînse ! Comme j’sis à écrithe chenna les saîsons ont changi eune aut’ fais. Hièr lé temps […]
BLOOMS BEFORE BEES: WHAT AN EARLY SPRING COULD MEAN FOR POLLINATORS
While Islanders might be enjoying the unseasonably warm weather, the early spring sunshine could be a problem for plants and pollinators. New research has revealed that plants in the UK are now flowering almost a month earlier on average, as a result of changing temperatures. The researchers based their analysis on more than 400,000 observations […]
CULTIVATE COMMUNITY WITH CALENDULA FLOWERS
Celebrate the positive power of plants with the Royal Horticultural Society’s new initiative, Grow Well – an opportunity to join growers across the UK as they sow and grow Calendula officinalis, also known as pot marigolds. It is increasingly acknowledged that growing and caring for plants supports better physical, social and mental health. Research has shown […]
CONSERVATION CONSULTATION: HOW SHOULD JERSEY PROTECT AREAS OF HISTORIC INTEREST?
Conservation areas have existed in the UK for decades. The concept came into effect in 1967 with a new law designed to protect areas of architectural and historic interest. Since then, around 10,000 conservation areas have been designated in England, 600 in Scotland, 500 in Wales, 20 in the Isle of Man, and 27 in […]
PORTS OF JERSEY REVEAL ‘AMBITIOUS’ PLAN TO DECARBONISE TRAVEL AND ENHANCE ISLAND BIODIVERSITY
Seagrass-friendly moorings, eco-engineered tiles, and a new ‘carbon pass’ app are some of the initiatives outlined in the Ports of Jersey’s ‘Planet and People Plan’ released this week. The ‘ambitious and authentic’ strategy outlines how the Island’s airport and harbours operator aims to decarbonise their operations and preserve Jersey’s water and marine biodiversity. Introducing the […]
GROW AND THRIVE
By Caroline Spencer More than 200 fruit bushes are being planted by Jersey’s largest community horticultural project this week. Nearly half of them were planted at an open day on Saturday which was aimed at getting more Islanders involved in social and therapeutic horticulture. The rest will be done by school and community groups in […]