Steve Ott
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A year for wildlife
The Wildlife Trust’s Impact Report 2017/2018 offers an inspirational insight into the work of the charity The Wildlife Trusts encompass 46 local Wildlife Trusts, 2,300 nature reserves, 35,000 volunteers and 850,000 members. In 2017-18, 10 million visits were made to…
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B-Lines maps plot paths for pollinators
Northern Ireland to follow Wales in having its own B-Line map The initiative, from conservation charity Buglife, aims to help bees and other pollinating insects by restoring and connecting wildflower-rich areas across the country. The maps identify opportunities for restoring…
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Scotland signs up to forestry pledge
A global ambition to restore landscapes and forests is being supported by Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon The Bonn Challenge is a global effort which aims to regenerate 150 million hectares of deforested and degraded landscapes by 2020, and 350…
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25 years of Lubera
Leading fruit producer celebrates a quarter century and 10 new varieties in 2019 Swiss fruit nursery Lubera is celebrating 25 years in business… rather to the bewilderment of the team themselves. Owner and founder Markus Kobelt says, “Right at the…
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New Mudketeers’ website is now live!
Are you a Kitchen Garden subscriber? Now you have your own special ‘plot’ where you can find lots of extras and exciting offers! Award-winning Kitchen Garden magazine is now going even further to reward subscribers to the magazine. In the…
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Podcast 43: Garden Publication of the Year winner
The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast – packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. Kitchen Garden has picked up a top accolade from the Garden Media Guild Awards. The magazine was crowned Garden Publication of the Year at…
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West Dean promotes horticultural excellence
West Dean Gardens launch Jim Buckland and Sarah Wain Trainee Horticulturalist Fund In the year that they retire, West Dean Gardens is establishing a fund and seeking donations, to establish a Trainee Horticulturalist post in honour of the legacy that…
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Visit the wonderful (virtual) world of nematodes
BASF, the UK’s largest producer of nematode biological controls, has created a series of videos The videos offer a fascinating insight into the science behind nematode production, including a virtual tour of its high-tech factory in Sussex. Few gardeners realise…
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First forest tree takes root
Plans to create a swathe of forest across the north of England took root at the end of November Forestry Minister David Rutley has planted the first government-funded tree of the new Northern Forest. Joined by government tree champion Sir…
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KG editor Steve Ott on the airwaves
BBC Radio Lincolnshire visited KG HQ in Horncastle for a quick chat. Kitchen Garden magazine was recently voted Britain’s best gardening publication 2018 by the Garden Media Guild at gardening’s version of The Oscars, held annually at The Savoy Hotel…
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Plants and bees – a 100 million-year-old love affair…
All gardeners love and appreciate the flowers in their gardens… …but few realise that almost all plants, shrubs and trees, are entirely dependent on pollinating insects for their ability to reproduce and thrive. In fact, plants evolved flowers purely as…
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Video: Four Handy Gardening Hacks!
A selection of handy hacks that can save you money and improve your gardening Help the germination of seed by lining your seed drills. Secondly, you might want to scratch that seed sower from your Christmas list, just create one…
