Eco / Environmental Gardening

Greenhouse enthusiasts could be advised to encourage extra biodiversity in their gardens after research suggested that wild bees may be even more crucial for pollination than their honeybee counterparts. Researchers at the East Malling Research station in Kent grew blackcurrant … [ Read More ]

Greenhouse enthusiasts might be interested to learn that the Friends of Marine Cove gardens in Burnham-on-Sea is hoping to find a green-fingered youngster to take over the reigns of its seafront patches. The Cove’s community gardener Jacqui Strong told Burnham-on-Sea.com … [ Read More ]

Greenhouse enthusiasts might be interested to learn that some of the large areas of lawn in London’s most famous parks are being left to grow under a new management regime. Chief executive of Royal Parks Mark Camley – who is … [ Read More ]

People thinking of investing in greenhouses may be inspired to get into the garden upon finding out that a local Coventry garden has made it into the final of a national competition. Green-fingered gardener Malgorzata Lesniara was nominated as one … [ Read More ]

Greenhouse enthusiasts looking to make improvements on their patches could be well advised to try and make their gardens as accessible as possible to neighbouring wildlife, an expert has claimed. Gardeners' World's Kate Bradbury, writing in her blog for the … [ Read More ]

Greenhouse enthusiasts might be interested to learn that researchers at the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney have suggested that the long-held belief that cycad plants lived among the dinosaurs could be wide of the mark. The study found that the … [ Read More ]

Greenhouse enthusiasts might be interested to learn that children could benefit both physically and educationally from being taught outdoors, according to a Welsh school. Youngsters from Ysgol Cynddelw in Glynceiriog visited their local Welsh government woodland to mark the official … [ Read More ]

Greenhouse enthusiasts in Trusthorpe, Lincolnshire, have celebrated the opening of the new community garden, which has taken three years to complete. A ceremony was held for the Trusthorpe Community Garden Project which has seen a triangular plot at the side … [ Read More ]

Greenhouse enthusiasts in Wales are set to reap the benefits of a three-year government-sponsored programme, which has been launched in a bid to encourage more people into the garden. The Tyfu Pobl (Growing People) scheme, funded by the European Union … [ Read More ]

A sheltered housing scheme in Leeds has won by a group of greenhouse enthusiasts. The group was awarded the Yorkshire Housing best garden prize for helping to improve the life of local residents. The group of four created a flower … [ Read More ]