How to create a garden for people and wildlife
Volunteer Wild About Gardens Advisor Penny Brook takes us on a journey through her garden to share how they create a flower-filled haven for both people to relax and wildlife to flourish.
Blog types: Wildlife Gardening
Into the Wilderness: A garden wilding experiment in Kent
This blog about garden wilding is written by Sally Edge, the owner/founder of Langdon Court, where we will host an open garden for the third time in 2025!
How to create a wildlife pond
Judith Hathrill, Wild About Gardens volunteer, writes all about her garden pond and why it's so vital for wildlife.
The benefits & abundance of perennial vegetables & fruit
Typically, most gardeners and farmers grow annual vegetable crops – those that are sown, planted, and harvested within one growing season. But perennial fruit and vegetables, which grow and produce food for many years, are becoming increasingly popular. And with good reason!
Summer flowers for a wildlife-friendly garden
Looking to create a garden that’s not just beautiful but also provides a range of benefits for wildlife, as well as ongoing summer flowers? There’s lots of consider when choosing plants. I’m the Wild About Gardens Officer at Kent Wildlife Trust and these are my favourite summer plants that are blooming in my garden this season.
Our new Wild About Gardens Officer's top tips
What does wildlife-friendly gardening mean to our new Wild About Gardens Officer? Ellen Tout shares what inspires her garden, and how we can all make a huge difference for nature right outside our back doors.
Climate-resilient gardening at Chelsea Flower Show 2024
As a keen gardener I’ve always been intrigued to visit Chelsea Flower Show. I finally had the chance this year. Despite it being slightly wetter day than I might have liked, it was a great experience!
Marden Farmer Cluster Meets Wild About Garden Volunteers
Wild About Gardens (WAG) Volunteers were down at Marden Meadows last month getting a tour from local farmer, Lou Carpenter. Alan Rainey from the WAG group describes the importance that these relationships have for the future of our planet.
A wildlife-friendly garden without peat, plastic or pesticides
Wild About Garden volunteer, Jim Highman, shares his tips on creating a wildlife friendly garden without the three P's: peat, plastic or pesticides.
Visit beautiful UK gardens that are havens for wildlife
Penny Brook is a Wild About Garden volunteer who has opened her garden to the public. To mark National Gardening Week (1-7 May), we're giving you a sneak peak into her beautiful wildlife friendly garden.