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    Our Seed List highlights

    It’s been an exciting couple of months for our Heritage Seed Library, after the launch of this year’s Seed List – and it’s not too late to order your free seeds to help us conserve heritage vegetables

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    One Man and His Plot - January

    The winter looks long and stretches out in front of us – but so does the growing season, writes our head of horticulture Chris Collins

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    Opening hours over the festive period.

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    Deck the halls with rolls of toilet paper!

    One of our Shropshire Master Composters has come up with a novel way to recycle toilet rolls by making them into Christmas decorations!

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    Is there such a thing as NoDig green manures?

    It’s a myth that if you practice the NoDig method of organic gardening you can never grow a green manure! Our knowledge transfer officer Anton, explains why:

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    Learning about the wonder of worms in Cumbria

    Cumbria Master Composters have opened up a whole world of worms at composting events across the county.

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    One Man and His Plot – December

    This is one of the quieter months in the garden calendar as our minds turn to the festive period and spending time with loved ones – but there’s always jobs to do on the plot.

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    December podcast out now!

    The podcast team are looking back on 2022 in December’s episode, chatting about their triumphs and trials – and what’s on their Christmas wishlist.

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    Make climate change central to the way you garden this COP27

    UN Secretary General António Guterres has called on the world to re-prioritise climate change “or face catastrophe” ahead of the COP27 conference – so we’re sharing small steps you can take in your own garden.

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    Wales to triple peatland restoration targets

    We welcome news that the Welsh government is planning to accelerate its climate action plans by tripling rates of peatland restoration in the country.