The Environment Archives | The Allotment Garden

Grow your own – why bother? [An Exposé]

Improve you health and happiness levels by growing your own vegetables on your allotment plot this year.

Flowers for a dry garden

Growing flowers in a dry garden can be a real challenge. Here is a list of drought resistant flowering plants.

Garden flowers for bees

Bees are in decline in most countries around the world. As gardeners, what flowers can we grow to encourage these important insects?

Wildlife garden

Sadenned by the destruction of the UK's natural habits? Here are just a few methods for encouraging more wildlife into your garden.

Many of our most loved British wild flowers are under threat due to modern farming practises (pesticides, fertiliser, hedgerow removal), housing development, poor management of our countryside and the explosion in decking, driveways and brick paving. So, should we care less?

Bug box for bees, ladybirds & lacewings

In order to win the battle of the pest, we need to become a regular 'Bill Oddie'. Build a bug a home.