Insight ‘No Mow May’: UK gardeners urged to let wildflowers and grass grow Posted onApril 28, 2023 Public asked to put away lawnmowers next month to deliver big gains for nature and the climate A top 10 of the most common plants … 5940368
Insight Gardeners urged to protect bats as numbers drop Posted onApril 16, 2023 The 18 species of bat in the UK account for nearly a quarter of native mammal species. 50181113
Insight England’s gardeners to be banned from using peat-based compost Posted onAugust 27, 2022 Sale of peat-based compost for use on private gardens and allotments to be outlawed within 18 months Sales of peat for use on private gardens … 39171112
Insight Climate change: England’s gardeners face peat compost ban Posted onAugust 27, 2022 The measures are part of a pledge to protect peatlands, the wild boggy spaces that soak up carbon. 4899577
Insight Amateur gardeners to be banned from using peat-based compost Posted onAugust 26, 2022 The ban will come into force in 2024, but will not apply to professional horticulturalists. 3790623
Insight Cambridge swimmers and gardeners plan for more scorching heat Posted onJuly 17, 2022 While the university’s Botanic Garden staff are training plants for a hotter future, the city’s revellers are heading for the lido It is yet another … 10259282
Insight Only a third of gardeners make their own compost for garden, poll suggests Posted onApril 17, 2022 Royal Horticultural Society says home composting is a free, easy and sustainable alternative to shop-bought products. 51871023
Insight Hailed as heroes – Scottish gardeners who rescued trio from Ukraine Posted onMarch 7, 2022 Joe McCarthy and Gary Taylor were held at gunpoint by Russians before successfully evacuating Irish woman and Nigerian men Two Scottish gardeners have rescued three … 43611131
Insight Peat sales to gardeners in England and Wales to be banned by 2024 Posted onDecember 18, 2021 Peatland vital carbon store but campaigners say lack of immediate action makes plan a ‘damp squib’ The sale of peat to gardeners in England and … 6471979