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The guardianship of the National Plant Collection for Symphytum (comfrey), has been awarded to sustainable growing charity Garden Organic by Plant Heritage.   This is a glowing accolade for the charity’s work documenting, developing and preserving a comprehensive collection at its organic demonstration gardens in Ryton near Coventry. It’s also the location of the Heritage Seed Library, which already has National…

Storm Babet’s widespread damage a taste of things to come, says National Trust Volume of water temporarily overwhelms hydro at Cragside in Northumberland Deluge erodes pathways in the Peak District Gardens and parkland waterlogged by swollen rivers, damaging bridges and children’s play areas Swift action by collections teams safeguards historic books and significant wallpaper at Hardwick Hall and Belton House…

A remarkable project to protect a unique ‘hopping’ bee facing extinction, having declined in number by more than 50% over recent years, is underway in Yorkshire.    The extraordinary collaboration between The Species Recovery Trust and Agritech innovators AgriSound is using a newly developed bespoke AI-driven algorithm to detect and protect a nationally rare and declining species of mining bee…

Our latest book pick has everything you need to know about growing your own delicious veg! So, you’ve grown your own delicious fruit and vegetables, now here is the inspiration for some delicious ways to cook and serve it. Containing over 50 original, mouth-watering recipes from Kitchen Garden magazine’s resident chef Anna Cairns-Pettigrew, Grow Your Own for The Kitchen will…

Sustainable gardening charity Garden Organic is delighted to welcome two new Vice Presidents to its board; pictured above is Jane Davidson (left) and Pam Whittle CBE (right), together with Prof Tom Lang (President).  Jane Davidson is the Chair of Wales Net Zero 2035 and the author of #futuregen: Lessons from a Small Country – the story of how Wales became…

Wildlife charity, Butterfly Conservation, is today calling on people across the country to take part in this year’s Big Butterfly Count (14 July – 6 August) to help scientists understand the impact of climate change on our most-loved butterflies.  Last year’s record temperatures, heatwave and drought caused some of the plants that caterpillars feed on to wither and die. To…