Gardeners should consider the environmental impact of every aspect of their hobby, from mowing the lawn to watering the garden.
So says the RHS which has released Gardening Matter: Urban Gardens, a report on the role gardens can play in reducing city warming.
Author Dr Tijana Blanusa said gardening contributed to carbon emissions through use of power tools and the transport of…
WELL OVER half of the UK’s most influential celebrity gardeners have failed to stop using peat in their own gardens, a shock survey revealed last week.
The poll, for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, follows ‘green’ gardener Alan Titchmarsh’s admission that he still relies on peat (AG, 30 April).
RSPB researchers quizzed 27 star gardeners including Bob Flowerdew (GQT),…
Peat is not in short supply and its extraction need not harm the environment if carefully managed, claims a shock report.
The International Peat Society (IPS) in Finland, says there are 400million hectares of peatland on Earth – but just 2,000 square kilometres is used globally to make compost.
In contrast, 300,000km2 has been used worldwide for farming, 150,000km2 for forestry and…
When Wyevale Garden Centres announced in 2007 that it was to stop selling patio heaters at its 120 UK stores, the move was widely applauded by environment campaigners.
But greens are again seeing red after learning that the company, now called
The Garden Centre Group, is renting patio heaters to customers online through an operation run by a business partner.
Environmentalists took to…
