Making peat-free plants a reality
When it comes to going peat-free in our gardens, grabbing a bag of peat-free compost is an easy step to take, but sometimes finding peat-free plants can be a bit trickier. We speak to some…
When it comes to going peat-free in our gardens, grabbing a bag of peat-free compost is an easy step to take, but sometimes finding peat-free plants can be a bit trickier. We speak to some…
Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies
Last year we spoke to a number of peat-free growers about making peat-free plants a reality. With the announcement of a ban on the use of peat in commercial horticulture from 2026, how have things…
Hundreds of native wild flowers have been planted by Manchester's local community to tackle loss of city wildlife and increase access to nature.
A staggering 7,000 plants have been added to Little Woolden Moss, Salford, in week-long effort to improve the landscape.
£30,000 has been awarded from the Lancashire Environmental Fund for habitat restoration and plant reintroduction works at Winmarleigh Moss SSSI, to bring back lost plant species including white…
Brighten up the colder months with some autumn planting for wildlife. My Wild City Project Officer, Hilary, is here to tell you how...
It might surprise you, but even the smallest of gardens can accommodate a tree!
Have you made the switch to peat-free compost? But where else hidden peat could be lurking in some of your home and garden favourites?
The Government has bowed to pressure from the National Farmers Union and agreed to authorise the use of the highly damaging neonicotinoid thiamethoxam for the treatment of sugar beet seed in 2021…