Steve Ott
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From Liverpool to Cornwall – rich harvest for national wildflower centre
The National Wildflower Centre is deepening its roots in Liverpool, teaming up with young environmentalists to transform green spaces into vibrant meadows across the city After the centre’s HQ in Knowsley, five miles from Liverpool city centre, closed in January 2017, the…
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The nation is taking on the pandemic – one mile at a time
Five nations have teamed up to inspire rural communities to take to the countryside to help improve their mental health. Launching today (12 October) to coincide with #AgMentalHealthWeek, the challenge, #Run1000, is calling on people to sign up to be…
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VISIT THE FIRST BEDWORTH SEED SWAP
The first Bedworth Seed Swap will take place between 11.00am-2.00pm, on Saturday 13th February 2021, at St Giles Church, Ash Green, Near Coventry. The event will be a dedicated opportunity for local growers and gardening enthusiasts to come together and…
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World’s biggest fruit trees flourish in Eden rainforest
A superabundance of stunning fruits and flowers is flourishing as never before in the Rainforest Biome at the Eden Project in Cornwall Among the botanical wonders turning visitors’ heads is a giant jackfruit the size of a rugby ball and…
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Fourth-time lucky Allett Creative Lawn Stripes winner
The quintessentially British striped lawn is idealised across the world and in celebration of this Allett Mowers opened up their annual Allett Creative Lawn Stripes competition internationally. This year’s stiff competition attracted a truly global set of entries in what…
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Start the journey to organic gardening in five easy steps
Gardening without harming the environment is a lot easier than you may think says Garden Organic, one of Britain’s leading organic gardening charities Feeding your soil with homemade organic compost, ditching the use of toxic chemicals such as slug pellets,…
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A crop fit for a queen
National Trust staff at one of the greatest surviving Elizabethan houses, Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire, have begun harvesting what they hope will be a ‘bumper’ crop of black mulberries using traditional harvesting methods. Garden staff believe this year’s fine spring…
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The Black Farmer Calls For Land Owners To Make More Allotment Space Available
A 45% spike in the interest in obtaining information about urban allotments during the coronavirus outbreak accentuates 6-18 month waiting lists, according to the National Allotment Society (NAS). There are an estimated 330,000 allotment plots today in Britain, the vast…
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A 21st century City Farm and Community Garden Show
The 22nd London Harvest Festival will be taking place online – so everyone can join in! [London, UK, 19th – 20th September 2020] The London Harvest Festival is 22 in September! To celebrate, we are inviting the world to participate…
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Threatened plants need you! Charity calls for help saving the UK’s garden plants
Plant Heritage’s Missing Genera 2020 campaign highlights 10 plant groups that need saving Horticultural charity Plant Heritage is calling for anyone across the UK who is passionate about plants to help save ten plant groups which could be at risk,…
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Bees in danger of becoming extinct in UK cities: how the public can help in their garden
Ahead of Don’t Step on a Bee Day on Friday 10th July, experts advise what is best to plant now for bees and reveal the correct way to save a struggling bee! In the UK alone 35 species of bees…
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More Than Half Of Britons Have Never Been On A Picnic, OR VISITED A UK LANDMARK
The team at www.hampers.com undertook the study as lockdown restrictions are beginning to ease, Britons are keen to get outside and the weather has been, for the majority of lockdown, lovely. Almost 2,500 British adults, aged 18 and over, were…
