News

  1. School garden

    Special school gets a very special garden

    An accessible playground garden that supports children with serious physical disabilities has been created at Ash Field Academy in Leicestershire. The Edible Playground has been designed to allow pupils with learning difficulties to grow fruit and vegetables.

  2. Garden flowers

    One man and his plot: spruces up his balcony and allotment

    Our head of horticulture Chris Collins brings colour and order to his allotment and balcony as he enjoys autumn and prepares for winter. But he’s also planning ahead for spring with bulb planting and tidying up his strawberry beds.

  3. Master Composter recycling

    Master Composters show off their upcycling skills

    Recycling and reusing household objects is all in a day’s work for our Master Composters. This autumn they’ve been breathing new life into council waste bins and an old fire guard to find nifty ways to garden the organic way.

  4. Pumpkin

    Get a beauty boost from pumpkin leftovers!

    Our friends at Conscious Skincare have provided a couple of quick and easy pumpkin skincare recipes you can make at home

  5. Compost demo site

    New Composting Demonstration Site opens in Cumbria

    Cumbrian gardeners can learn more about the basics of composting at our first-ever Compost Demonstration Site in Carlisle.

  6. Great Big Green Week activities for Master Composters

    Growing together for Great Big Green Week

    Our Master Gardeners and Composters have been getting their hands dirty for the Climate Coalition’s nationwide celebration of action on climate change.

  7. Green manures members experiment

    October podcast - listen now!

    Rampant squashes, late colour and bumper chilli harvests - autumn has definitely arrived. Learn how to sow green manures and microgreens and meet Stephanie Slater, CEO of School Food Matters.

  8. Chris's balcony garden

    One man and his organic plot enjoys the harvest festival

    Our head of horticulture Chris Collins soaks up the autumn harvest and colours in his allotment and balcony garden.

  9. One man and his organic plot looks back on a dry summer

    As we approach the final part of what has been a challenging summer for all allotment holders, it is always good to look back and try to learn lessons from how the elements have affected plant growth throughout the growing season.

  10. Family-friendly potager garden wins award at autumn show

    Our miniature potager garden with its inspiring take-home ideas for tiny gardens - and tiny gardeners - was awarded a Silver Gilt at the Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair.