Eco-Friendly Ideas & Wildlife

  1. An Interview with Eat Seasonably

    An Interview with Eat Seasonably

    We caught up with the people behind Eat Seasonably, a website that focuses on growing your own or buying food that is in season. We chat about the benefits of this and how eating

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  2. An Interview with The Mushroom Diary

    a brown basket of parasol mushrooms sitting on a table with grass it the background

    If you want to learn about foraging for mushrooms, identifying edible mushrooms and all things fungi, read our exclusive interview with John Harris from The Mushroom Diary.

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  3. How can gardening help hedgehogs?

    How can gardening help hedgehogs?

    The hedgehog is one of the most familiar of Britain’s wild animals. Known as ‘the gardener’s friend’ for their love of feasting on those pesky worms and slugs, hedgehogs can be spotted roaming our gardens at night but sadly the number of them in the UK

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  4. Attracting birds to your garden this summer

    Attracting birds to your garden this summer

    Birds are undoubtedly the most common visitors to our gardens, bringing with them music, colour, and charisma – there is no wonder that so many of us are encouraging and attracting birds into our gardens. Many of the birds that are visiting our gardens

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  5. How Eco-Gardening Works

    How Eco-Gardening Works

    With so much emphasis on environmental issues, now is the perfect time to take control and start making the change towards an environmentally friendly garden. Our gardens are often missed out when we think about becoming environmentally friendly and while

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  6. An Interview with Grow Wild

    An Interview with Grow Wild

    Wild flowers are crucial in helping wildlife across the UK survive, so we caught up with the guys over at Grow Wild to find out about the impact of their work.

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  7. An Interview with Buglife

    An Interview with Buglife

    Following on from our showcase of outdoor learning projects and funds throughout the UK, we recently spoke with the guys over at Buglife about outdoor learning and

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  8. How garden wildlife works

    How garden wildlife works

    As gardeners, we all value the natural environment, and while our focus might be on plants, trees, lawns and flowers, it’s important not to forget that other creatures like our gardens too.

    Squirrels, bees, blackbirds, sparrows and starlings are

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  9. Sustainable Turf - An Interview with Thomas Bolles

    Sustainable Turf - An Interview with Thomas Bolles

    Thomas Bolles works with the Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) and specialises in the areas of sustainable turf and sustainable vegetable gardening. We were fortunate enough to interview Thomas, and found out some really interesting information about

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  10. Sustainable Gardening Tips

    Sustainable Gardening Tips

    It seems the world of today is at unrest, partly due to environmental damage and climate change.  While there are macro environmental issues that are beyond the control of the average person, there are opportunities on a micro level that individuals

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