International Compost awareness week runs from 2nd to 8th May this year. The annual event is coordinated by the Compost Foundation which...

Bees are really having a tough time of it - if you have a garden or green space available then see what you can do to make it more...

For many gardeners, this may be the trickiest principle to follow, as it is so easy to just buy a pesticide or weedkiller to solve a...

The 3Rs of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, have now be expanded by some to 7Rs - Rethink, Refuse, Reduce, Repair, Reuse, Rot, and Recycle!...

A healthy organic garden should be a diverse one. Growing a variety of flowers, vegetable, shrubs and trees will mean you have a variety...

Feed The Soil, Not The Plants To grow healthy plants, whether ornamental or edible, you need a healthy soil. Like humans, plants need...

Whether you have a small balcony or patio, a family garden, an allotment or a rolling parkland to look after, most of us will have the...

And finally, here's a summary of what we have covered ....... PFG (1) - Introduction PFG (2) - Why we should all use peat free compost...

What else can you do? So, you've realised that peat free compost is the way to go, you have stocked up on peat free compost from a local...

What is the government doing? In 2011 the government published a White Paper with voluntary targets for the end of peat use in...

How to use Peat Free Compost Peat has been such a useful component of our garden compost mixes over the years, but now we know better!...

Peat free products are available in all of our local garden centres. However, availability may vary from week to week, so if you are...

So what do you get in peat free compost instead of peat? This will vary from product to product, but these are some of the ingredients...

What is peat? Peat is a type of soil made up of waterlogged, partially-decomposed plant material (including sphagnum moss and other...

Spring is just around the corner, and those of us who are lucky enough to have gardens and allotments, are all ready to get going....

Then now is the time to act! All of the allotment sites in Market Harborough currently have waiting lists, so the sooner you put in an...

It's still a bit early to be getting on with sowing seeds, but you can be getting yourself ready.