Online Talk: Vegan-Organic Gardening
-This Veganuary, discover what 'veganic' growing is, and how you can bring its ethos and practices to your garden, allotment or green space.
Topics: Wild About Gardens
How to support bats in your garden (and why)
My name’s Amanda Brookman and I’m a member of the Kent Bat Group, a group set up by volunteers in 1983 to help the conservation of bats in Kent. As a lover of bats I’d like to share some tips with you for your home and garden that will benefit bats.
The benefits & abundance of perennial vegetables & fruit
Typically, most gardeners and farmers grow annual vegetable crops – those that are sown, planted, and harvested within one growing season. But perennial fruit and vegetables, which grow and produce food for many years, are becoming increasingly popular. And with good reason!
Online Talk: Forest Gardening
-As we celebrate our local woods with the Save Our Woodlands appeal, discover how you can bring the forest feeling to your own outdoor space.
Our new Wild About Gardens Officer's top tips
What does wildlife-friendly gardening mean to our new Wild About Gardens Officer? Ellen Tout shares what inspires her garden, and how we can all make a huge difference for nature right outside our back doors.
Climate-resilient gardening at Chelsea Flower Show 2024
As a keen gardener I’ve always been intrigued to visit Chelsea Flower Show. I finally had the chance this year. Despite it being slightly wetter day than I might have liked, it was a great experience!
Gourmet gardening for wildlife
Grow a garden full of food that both you and your wild neighbours can enjoy!
Slugs & snails: Part of a garden ecosystem
I have to admit how little I knew about slugs and snails before reading the latest Wild About Gardens guide. The RHS and The Wildlife Trusts have given these incredible creatures a reputation makeover. Discover for yourself these magnificent molluscs and the benefits they bring to our gardens.
How storm-damaged fences could help wildlife in Kent
Conservationists are asking people who lost fences during the recent extreme weather to consider replacing them with hedges instead.
New guide for gardeners to go peat-free and help wildlife at home
The Wildlife Trusts have unveiled a new handbook to help people go peat-free in their gardens and to recognise the importance of peatlands for nature and climate.