“Plastic-free Gardening” by Fiona Thackeray – The perfect Christmas Gift for green gardeners Tackling the use of plastics in gardens is a thorny issue but now a new book plots a path through the confusion, highlighting progress, revealing where problems lie and giving gardeners guidance and a wealth of practical […]

The National Trust’s Berrington Hall in Herefordshire has been awarded £269,000 from the £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage Money will help restore the only surviving ‘Capability’ Brown curved walled garden Specialist conservation work starts this week and will continue until March 2021 A grant from the Government’s £1.57bn Culture […]

Children across the South East have been taking part in Squire’s Garden Centres ‘Paint A Pebble’ activity. They were invited to collect a free pebble from Squire’s, paint it to look like a vegetable, then bring their masterpiece back into the garden centre and swap it for a free pack […]

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 Cornwall-based Eden Project stepped in to protect its legacy and […]

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 soon ready for eating. The high walls of the Biome […]