Homebase today reveals the positive effects Britain’s gardening efforts have had on our outdoor spaces during lockdown, but warns these efforts could go to waste if busy Brits neglect their gardens as life returns to normal. With 322 million additional plants gracing gardens, courtyards and balconies across the country, it’s all good news for bees, birds and insects as almost half (48%) of those surveyed by Homebase revealed they think plants that benefit wildlife are a must for any outdoor…

BBC Gardeners’ World magazine have announced the shortlist for the People’s Choice Award 2018 – which includes a garden in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan. Launched earlier this year, BBC Gardeners’ World magazine’s Garden of the Year competition, sponsored by Flight Centre, asked readers to nominate their private gardens to win the coveted accolade. Nearly 500 entries were whittled down to a shortlist of 11, from which Wayne Amiel’s Jamaican inspired South London garden was named the Judge’s Choice. Now, all…

Over the last bank holiday, three teams from Parkinson’s UK cycled to gardens open for charity in England and Wales to the celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the National Garden Scheme. The teams aimed to cycle 90 miles in recognition of the first garden opening in 1927, but with a team in Yorkshire biking 45 miles, another in Cheshire riding 30 miles, and a third in Wales pedalling 40 miles – they smashed their target with an impressive 115 mile…

A great day out for garden lovers The Usk Open Gardens Weekend has  become a regular fixture for garden lovers in South Wales Always held the last weekend of June (27th and 28th this year), the weekend is a chance to see many of the lovely private gardens in Usk.  Around twenty gardens will be open, large and small,  ranging from cottage gardens to the grand sweep of Usk Castle’s glorious borders. “It is like a secret castle that no…