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    • seedsearch
    • Seed Search

    Adding your seeds to our national collection

    Lucy Shepherd, community horticultural project coordinator for our Sowing Your Seeds project, shares an update on the scheme – and 11 exciting new acquisitions.

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    • Soil

    Head gardener’s guide to spring soil preparation

    Soil is essential to healthy crops, beautiful blooms and high yields, writes Emma O’Neill, and preparation is key.

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    • Waste

    Our work to reduce waste in Worcestershire

    Our senior project coordinator Paddy Halling shares how we’ve helped Worcestershire residents reduce, reuse and recycle.

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    • Vegetable growing

    Seven seeds to sow indoors now

    Chris Collins share advice on tasty crops that can be kick-started on a windowsill this month.

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    • Our Views

    New organic action plan for Scotland

    We welcome the launch of the Scottish Organic Action Plan - which sets out priorities to grow the country's organic food and farming sector.

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    • Heritage Seed Library

    Heritage seeds with a royal seal of approval

    We’re honoured that our Heritage Seed Library has had long association with His Majesty King Charles III - with a parcel of seeds from our National Collection of Heritage Vegetables being grown at Highgrove.

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    • Volunteer projects

    Celebrating three years of greening in Hampshire

    As Garden Organic enters its third year partnering with the Greening Campaign, senior project coordinator Paddy Halling shares how the campaign has helped more than 20 communities tackle climate change at local level

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    Six steps to taking root cuttings

    Our head gardener Emma O’Neill shows you how this propagation method can help you make new plants from old.

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    • Wildlife gardening

    Why water is so important for birds – and tips on dishing up a drink

    As winter blankets our gardens in icy conditions, providing a water source for birds has never been more important.

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    • For Peats Sake
    • Campaigns

    Government offers weak commitments to curb peat and pesticides

    Vague timescales and woolly words make the recently published EIP a disappointing read