Grow Flowers to Eat
Flowers offer pollen, nectar and fabulous blooms – but some of them can also be good to eat, writes Alice Whitehead from sustainable gardening charity Garden Organic.
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Planning A Space To Grow Food
If you are starting from scratch, this blog will help you to plan, whether you have a garden of your own or you're going to work on a community space with others.
My fascination
Hi, I am Arun, a volunteer and marine champion for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. Since I was 11, I have been completing Shoresearch surveys with the Trust to monitor the species…
My wild job
Hi! I’m Gemma and I am the Campaigns Assistant for Essex Wildlife Trust. In my job, I try to share my passion for nature with others, while encouraging people to love, care and take action for…
How to conserve water
If we all do our part in saving precious water supplies, we can make a huge difference for the environment.
Gerddi'r Coroni
Welcome to Coronation Gardens for food and nature! If you’d like to grow your own carrots or strawberries to save money on your weekly food shop and relax in nature among the butterflies and birds in your back yard, we’d love you to get involved.
Hedgerow
Hedgerows are one of our most easily encountered wildlife habitats, found lining roads, railways and footpaths, bordering fields and gardens and on the coast.
Ponds
Whether found in a garden or part of an agricultural landscape, ponds are oases of wildlife worth investigating. Even small ponds can support a wealth of species and collectively, ponds play a key…
7-spot ladybird
One of our most common ladybirds, the black-on-red markings of the 7-spot ladybird are very familiar. Ladybirds are a gardeners best friend as they eat insects that love to nibble on garden plants…
14-spot ladybird
The 14-spot ladybird is one of three yellow ladybirds in the UK. Look for it in grassland, woodland and gardens. Ladybirds are beneficial insects, managing garden pests - encourage them by putting…
Make The Most of Your Homegrown Pumpkins
A pumpkin isn’t just for decoration. This Halloween maximise your harvest by using up all the fruit – and saving the seeds for sowing. Alice Whitehead from Garden Organic shows you how…
Mint moth
A small, day-flying moth that can often be seen visiting garden herbs.