Sunday is Mother's Day, which for many of us, means flowers. But how green are your blooms and can you really get a bunch that doesn’t come with a price for the planet?
… How to… buy cut flowers Rebecca Campbell | 16th March 2012 Ethical Living Flowers Mother's Day Fairtrade Organic Kenya … is Mother's Day, which for many of us, means flowers. But how green are your blooms and can …
Filling your garden with wildflowers helps honeybees and butterflies, and creates a relaxed mood. And, from the Easton Walled Garden to Sissinghurst, there's plenty of inspiration
… & biodiversity benefit from indigenous wildflowers Hazel Sillver | 20th March 2012 Ethical Living Wildflowers Biodiversity Gardening Bees … holding.jpg Filling your garden with wildflowers helps honeybees and butterflies, and …
Make your garden into a magical place during the cold months with berries, coloured bark and winter-flowering plants
… fabulous viewed from ground level. Winter flowers Who could resist the enchantment of flowers that open in frost and snow? While the … need a home in semi-shade. If you want winter flowers for a sunny spot, plant the graceful …
With spring in full swing, the UK’s ancient woodland is bursting into life. From bluebells to ramsens, Rebecca Campbell rounds up the best British blooms
… The spotters guide to spring wild flowers Rebecca Campbell | 6th April 2012 Ethical Living Gardening Flowers Spring Easter Walks Woodland Anemone … underside and hairy base. Even though the flowers are usually white, yellow and pale …
This is the centenary year for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and eco-sound landscaping is taking centre stage.
… Dunnett (who wowed us all with his meadow flowers at the Olympic Village) and features a … LIVING The spotters guide to spring wild flowers With spring in full swing, the UK’s … & biodiversity benefit from indigenous wildflowers Filling your garden with wildflowers …
Plant a paradise of nectar in September, and next year the butterflies will come a-flapping, says Hazel Sillver......
… shrub that is covered in snowy white flowers during spring. *Cuckoo flower ( … Cardamine pratensis ) – Sprays of violet-pink flowers in April and May; loves moist ground … *Honesty ( Lunaria annua ) – Purple-pink flowers in May, followed by seedheads, which …
From Viper’s Bugloss to Field Scabious, a scattering of wildflowers can help turn your garden into a haven for wildlife, says Jeff Holman
… Five of the best…British wildflowers Jeff Holman | 1st July 2011 Ethical Living Wildflowers Gardening Natural World Pol Evening … to Field Scabious, a scattering of wildflowers can help turn your garden into a haven …
From birds to dragonflies and butterflies to bees, Hazel Sillver explains how to turn your garden into a haven for wildlife
… garden. Butterflies A butterfly can smell the flowers in your garden from five miles away … to. Ideally have a display of nectar-laden flowers from March to November. The spring … after year. Don’t sow annuals such as cornflowers, instead, buy a ready-mixed bag of …
October might not be the obvious month for spring planning, but if you want beautiful blooms come February, now is the time to start planting, says Ruth Styles
… 2011 Ethical Living Plants Planting Gardening Flowers Spring Bulbs Autumn Rosy Hardy Sparrow … food plants for insects, those with double flowers should be avoided as they are mainly …
Whether you’re after a garden that’s both pretty and practical, or a ready supply of flavoursome home-grown herbs; Hazel Sillver has the goods on making your dream herb garden a reality
… decomposition. It has pretty pink and purple flowers, but can become invasive, so keep … in water to create a toner and chamomile flowers can be steeped in hot water to make a … intybus ), which both have beautiful blue flowers. Young chicory leaves are a good …
It seems we've been talking about bringing green areas to urban spaces for years, but at this year's Chelsea Flower Show (which runs until 27th May) it's clear this theme remains a top priority writes LAURA BRIGGS who pays a visit to the world's best known flower show
… bees loved this garden as much as I did; bean flowers, lime trees, bearded iris and geranium …
Garden designers are increasingly conscious of green gardening methods, but designers at this year's RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show are demonstrating how gardens can be used to convey green messages to increase environmental consciousness amongst the public too. Mandy Almond, Show Manager, talks us through some of the gardens....
… sculptural dry stone, leave behind blood red flowers and plants which seem to ooze from the …
In an exclusive extract from her new book, Seedbombs: Going Wild with Flowers, author and gardener, Josie Jeffery, explains the seedbomb phenomenon
… Josie Jeffery Guerilla Gardening Gardening Flowers Green Living Natural World … from her new book, Seedbombs: Going Wild with Flowers, author and gardener, Josie Jeffery, … contains the early stages of a field of wild flowers, edible crops or a herb garden. You …
The harvest might be in full swing but, say Ruth Styles and Robert Phillips, if you want the bounty to continue into December, now is the time to start planning your winter vegetable garden
… Ethical Living Gardening Winter Vegetables Flowers Planting Sowing holding.jpg The … produces gorgeous, sweetly scented white flowers from December to March. Wintersweet: A … shrub also produces clusters of tiny white flowers in spring. Viburnum: One for bigger …
Josie Jeffery’s opus is a call to arms for gardeners and the community spirited alike, says Ruth Styles
… Seedbombs: Going Wild with Flowers Ruth Styles | 28th April 2011 Reviews … Josie Jeffery’s Seedbombs: Going Wild with Flowers is one of them. What’s the word? That … David Cameron. Seedbombs: Going Wild With Flowers by Josie Jeffery, £9.99 is published …
The Ecologist's Lorna Howarth reports on news and action from the environmental frontline
… change causing the early blooming of Spring flowers? The Ecologist's Lorna Howarth reports … www.shutterstock.com The early blooming of flowers has serious implications for the …
As the weather heats up, gardeners’ thoughts are turning towards seeds. We round up the top spots to pick up organic, ethically produced seeds
… Green Eco-friendly Allotment Vegetables Wild Flowers Fruit holding.jpg As the weather heats … and produce including vegetables, herbs and flowers The Organic Gardening Catalogue is a … vegetable and herb seeds as well as fruit and flowers. All their seeds and plants are …
Britain's garden designers just keep getting better as this year's Chelsea Flower Show proved. And as Jeff Holman discovered, there’s plenty more where that came from
… from her new book, Seedbombs: Going Wild with Flowers, author and gardener, Josie Jeffery, …
Henry/Bragg’s groundbreaking ‘Blooming Britain’ exhibition switches the focus from the slick professionals of Chelsea to the enthusiastic amateur gardeners found in every corner of the UK
… I’m getting from medication support, the same flowers they are giving me the support, to … show the gardeners in the midst of their flowers – is interspersed with surreal … from her new book, Seedbombs: Going Wild with Flowers, author and gardener, Josie Jeffery, …
From boosting biodiversity to gardens that are helping to tackle climate change, Chelsea Flower Show 2012 will be green in more ways than one. Rebecca Campbell went behind the scenes
… & biodiversity benefit from indigenous wildflowers Filling your garden with wildflowers helps honeybees and butterflies, and …
Your soil will love you for it, wildlife thrives in it and weeds are deterred by it. Here is the what, why and how of green manure
… grown late the bees seem very thankful for flowers during the dying months of the year. … the area of wireworm. Grow until the first flowers appear then dig in. Sow thinly in 15cm … Phacelia is a beautiful plant with vivid blue flowers and can also be grown on a …
From zoning to killer bees and lovely honey: Gervase Poulden explains the essentials of beekeeping
… your bees have been eating. The variety of flowers available in the carefully manicured … part is ensuring that all crops, plants and flowers within a three-mile radius of the hive … to increase bumblebee populations by planting flowers could be undermined by the use of …
Butterflies were once a common sight in Britain, but they are declining year after year. What is happening to our butterfly population and why does it matter, asks CLIVE HARRIS
… decking and hard landscaping - where are the flowers in all this? There are simply fewer … gives subsidies to farmers to sow wild flowers in fields instead of crops, and … in decking, plant some butterfly friendly flowers in a container, a window box or a …
The more I think about it, the more sense it makes: gardening will save the world. For in a garden is truth, beauty and lots of good food...
… potatoes. One pea grows into a cascade of flowers and pods, and the peas can be eaten … do their absolute best to grow up and make flowers and fruit. The best gardeners refrain …