Photo courtesy of Garden Organic …… Allium leaf miner (Phytomyza gymnostoma) is a small fly that lays its eggs in allium plants – and was first discovered in the Midlands in 2002. It’s slowly spreading around the UK and we’d like your help to find out where this pest is in 2024 by filling in …
Photo courtesy of Garden Organic … and love this herb wheel! Chris shares his tips for growing herbs on a windowsill or in the garden, for fresh pickings all summer long. The term ‘herbs’ can be misleading as these plants can be herbaceous, shrubby, in tree form or annual by nature. But whatever form …
Photo courtesy of Garden Organic ….. Seeds are crucial for our survival – and we need your support to save them in our Big Give fundraising drive this April. We’re delighted to have been selected by Big Give Green Match Fund for match funding on donations to support the work of our Heritage Seed …
Photo courtesy of Garden Organic The title of our 65th anniversary research paper is at the heart of our approach to halting biodiversity loss: every garden matters. They mattered 65 years ago, when our founder Lawrence Hills germinated the seed of the Henry Doubleday Research Association – and they matter today. Biodiversity is the …
Garden Organic’s head of organic horticulture shares why he loves trees and how to plant them successfully. Nothing marks the passage of a gardener’s life more than the planting of a tree. Trees are the royalty of the plant world, and both a marker for longevity and our own tiny place in the universe. The …
In this month’s podcast, Chris hops across the border to visit the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to learn more about its conservation work. We’re in Edinburgh this month to chat to Kirsty Wilson, herbaceous supervisor at the botanic gardens, to discover more about its 350-year-old living collection of plants and its research projects. Kirsty, a …
We’re gearing up for our new Seed List in December. Here are a few sneak previews… https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/news/new-seed-list-2024
Leafmould is a natural bonanza, writes Chris Collins in his latest blog, as he shares how to make this valuable soil conditioner. https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/news/chris-collins-on-leafmould
As a nation of potato eaters, we can be very particular about growing the perfect spud. This year, we surveyed 180 people https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/news/how-do-you-choose-your-potato-varietiesabout how they chose their potato varieties…
In this month’s podcast, we chat to Pam ‘The Jam’ Corbin about making seasonal jams and chutneys from homegrown produce. https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/news/the-organic-gardening-podcast-october
