News

  1. Gardeners at Master Gardener project

    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?

  2. Butterfly in the garden

    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.

  3. Bee on echinacea

    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.

  4. Apple on apple tree

    Make 2022 the year to discover organic growing

    We’re delighted to launch our course programme for 2022 and kick start the new growing season with exciting webinars, workshops, and tours.

  5. Green manures

    Members Experiments - Help us test a new organic pest control

    This year we have a variety of experiments for you to take part in, all suitable for different levels of growing experience, garden size, and spare time.

  6. squash Zapallito de Toscana

    Gardening reflections and resolutions

    Gardening can be a hit and miss affair, especially where veg is concerned. So now is the perfect time to reflect on last year’s successes and failures, before planning the new growing year’s resolutions.

  7. Bee on flower

    UK supermarkets and how they rate on pesticides

    Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK) has released its 2021 ranking which scores the UK’s top ten supermarkets on their efforts to tackle pesticides.

  8. Soil information pack

    Our New Year podcast special: the secret of good soil

    We kick off the new year with a podcast special: the secret of good soil. It's your essential guide to what makes your soil great.

  9. Plans to phase out the use of peat in the amateur horticulture sector announced

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  10. Bee on flower

    More bad news for solitary bees

    There’s more bad news for bees exposed to pesticides. Recent studies in the US show that solitary bees can ingest pesticide-laced pollen twice (as larvae and as adults) and consequently suffer a terrifying 75% decline in populations when exposed over 2 generations.