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  1. Banning peat in horticulture? Have your say...
  2. Hands holding a tray of organic vegetables including rainbow chard, tomatoes and squashes.
    • Harvesting and storage
    • Vegetables and herbs

    Garden Organic and Salvation Army work together to provide organic food

    Last year we started working with the Salvation Army in Coventry, to put our surplus organic produce to good use.

  3. Devastating climate impact of peat in UK horticulture
  4. Chris Collins in his winter garden
    • Vegetables and herbs

    One man and his organic plot - March

    Walking around the gardens at Ryton recently, the sun broke through the clouds, and I could feel its warmth on the back of my neck, the birdsong seemed to suddenly get louder, and the air seemed to have that whiff of spring about it.

  5. New potting compost labelling scheme launched
  6. Bird on balcony

    One man and his organic plot is back for 2022!

    February is never an easy month for a gardener, the winter now seems to be dragging on and, at the same time, we know spring is drawing closer and we are itching to get sowing and growing.

  7. Seed sowing
    • General gardening

    Join us for our podcast special on successful seed sowing

    It’s too early to sow outside, but why not get ahead of the game and start sowing indoors. In this month’s episode, Sarah and Chris share the secrets of how to make your seed sowing successful. Nothing is more satisfying, or such fun!

  8. Gardeners at Master Gardener project
    • General gardening

    Tyfu Dyfi project ‘A call for community growing in the Dyfi Biosphere’

    Would you like to get involved in the Tyfu Dyfi project and receive funding and support from experts to do so?

  9. Butterfly in the garden
    • Wildlife gardening

    Results are in for last year’s Big Butterfly Count

    Figures from the Big Butterfly Count for 2021 indicate that the decline in numbers across the UK continues, with the overall number of butterflies at its lowest level since the Big Butterfly Count began 12 years ago.

  10. Bee on echinacea
    • Wildlife gardening

    Government puts bees at risk

    The Government has announced that it will permit the use of the banned pesticide thiamethoxam on sugar beet in England in 2022, because of the threat posed by a virus, transmitted by aphids.