At BBC Gardeners’ World Live Special Edition, well-being will be placed centre stage with a series of features showcasing how health and wellbeing is boosted by plants and gardening, or being around greenery and gardens. Ultimately, gardens make us feel good! Appearing later in the gardening calendar than usual, the outdoor edition of the Show will be at Birmingham’s NEC…

FROM 16 JULY AND FOR 3 WEEKS Garden wildlife specialist Vivara has teamed up with wildlife charity, Butterfly Conservation, to help encourage people to become citizen scientists this summer. The new website brand, owned by CJ WildBird Foods, has become a sponsor of the annual Big Butterfly Count, a UK-wide butterfly spotting survey. Launching on Friday, 16 July and running…

Research reveals 46% of people believe their household uses under 20 litres a day when in actual fact, the average person in the UK uses 142 litres of water a day. Not only does wasting water mean higher bills, it also impacts our carbon footprint. Have you ever noticed how much water we use when cooking? Whether you’re looking to…

New research published today (21 May) points to a growing disconnect between people and wildlife, despite many in the UK claiming they feel closer to nature following a year of lockdown.  A survey commissioned by Jordans Cereals has found that almost half (44%) of the UK public have never seen a hedgehog in the wild, a figure that increases to…

Today (May 20) is World Bee Day. How will you be celebrating? Why not resolve to set aside a part of your garden for bees or to leave a small part of the lawn un-mown for wild flowers to thrive? maybe put up a home for solitary bees? Find out more about how you can help these wonderful and essential…