Nurture your mini habitats
Don’t overlook the corners, cracks and crevices in your garden, writes Alice Whitehead – they provide valuable micro habitats for plants and wildlife.
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The 2027 Seed List is coming!
Our annual Heritage Seed Library Seed List will be launching in November – seed officer Rachel Crow shares some exciting new additions.
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Building community food resilience and growing skills
This month our sustainable communities lead, David Garrett, shares exciting news from our Grow! Cook! Eat! Project.
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How extreme heat affects your crops
As we wave goodbye to the driest July on record, Dr Anton Rosenfeld looks at what can happen to our food crops when extreme weather hits – and offers a few tips for mitigating high temperatures.
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Chris Collins on…wise watering
Our head of organic horticulture shares his tips for saving water and watering well during the hot, dry weather.
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What's the future for fertilisers?
The Middle East crisis could make us rethink how we fertilise our gardens and growing spaces, writes our President Professor Tim Lang
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Should you use biochar?
Dr Anton Rosenfeld discusses the pros and cons of this soil amendment
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Why are aphids so successful?
Our research manager Dr Anton Rosenfeld looks into the latest research around the recent 'explosion' in aphid numbers
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Keeping recycling Simple
Waste management experts David Garrett and Dr Anton Rosenfeld shed light on the Simpler Recycling initiative.
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Heatwaves and habitat loss impacting hoverflies and bees
As recent data shows declines in hoverflies and bumblebees – we show you four ways to nurture these valuable pollinators in your garden