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Why you can expect to see fewer slugs in the garden this spring

There’s been a significant drop in slug populations after a record-breaking year

The Independent UK

Sluggish year for slugs as experts predict fewer numbers this spring

After a bumper year for the slimy molluscs in 2024, the Royal Horticultural Society says numbers will be down this spring.

Evening Standard

‘It brings you in and shelters you’: NHS creates ‘recovery gardens’ for staff and patients

Trusts work with the Royal Horticultural Society to create outdoor refuges for staff and patients

The Guardian - UK

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10 things you didn’t know about hoverflies

A new campaign aims to help us attract these endangered insects into our gardens.

The Independent UK

Gardens to visit for the best displays of spring bulbs

Admire the drifts of daffodils, crocuses and tulips throughout spring at favourite gardens

The Independent UK

How to remove algae from a fence — 4 methods that will banish the green and prevent wood rot

You don’t have to replace a fence if it’s covered in algae. Here's what to do…

Ideal Home

How to make your balcony a calm outdoor space

Muted colours and a focus on foliage can all help, says a RHS Chelsea Flower Show designer.

The Independent UK

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Britons urged to join hunt for rare daffodil breeds amid extinction fears

RHS is asking people to look for under-threat varieties such as the Sussex Bonfire and Mrs William Copeland

The Guardian - UK

Public urged to help map daffodils and hunt for rare varieties this spring

The Royal Horticultural Society is launching a ‘daffodil diaries’ project to record the whereabouts of the popular spring bloom.

The Independent UK

5 unusual daffodil types and how to grow them

Enjoy these spring favourites as the RHS launches a daffodil campaign.

The Independent UK

‘Humanure’: RHS plans rollout of first compost toilet to fertilise flowerbeds

The horticultural charity’s showpiece garden in Surrey is setting aside an space to test human waste fertiliser

The Guardian - UK

How to rescue your garden from storm damage – 5 things to check and do now to avoid future problems

Wet and windy weather wreaking havoc on your garden? Look this way...

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Royal Horticultural Society calls for £6m from government after M25 roadworks 'disrupt access'

Charity sees 25 per cent drop in visitors since beginning of major M25 roadworks

The Independent UK

How to set up a community garden

It can open up a world of physical, environmental and social benefits.

The Independent UK

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Alan Titchmarsh pushes for compensation for ‘enormously damaging’ roadworks

The RHS said it has lost £6 million as a result of the A3/M25 roadworks close to its flagship garden Wisley, in Surrey.

The Independent UK

RHS calls for compensation for ‘£6m loss due to road scheme near Wisley gardens’

Alan Titchmarsh has backed RHS calls for compensation to protect funding for environmental research and community projects.

The Guardian - UK

Fig and almond trees thriving in UK thanks to fewer frosts, RHS says

Society to retire plants no longer suited to UK’s changing climate after 14% fewer days of ground frost recorded

Evening Standard

Alan Titchmarsh ‘thrilled to bits’ at CBE in New Year Honours

He is being honoured for services to horticulture and to charity.

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The Independent UK

Traditional garden bedding plants are out. Here’s what to replace them with

Salvias, heather and dahlias have proved particularly popular alternatives

The Guardian - UK

Bedding plants to make way for more eco-friendly options in 2025, predicts RHS

Royal Horticultural Society anticipates low-maintenance edible perennials will become more popular in its new-year forecast

Evening Standard

Space for EVs and flood protection planting among garden predictions for 2025

The Royal Horticultural Society is predicting a range of new and continuing gardening trends for the new year.

Ideal Home

When to harvest leeks for the sweetest and tenderest vegetables

Milder and sweeter than onions, but every bit as delicious, let's discuss when to harvest leeks...

Ideal Home

How to grow broad beans this winter – one of the easiest (and tastiest) crops to grow in a small vegetable garden

Love broad beans? Now is the time to start planting

The Independent UK

Give your garden wildlife some home-made Christmas treats

Bird-friendly festive cookies, garlands and other yuletide goodies could help their survival.

Woman & Home

How to protect banana plants in winter so they come back bigger and better next year

Banana trees famously tend to prefer tropical climes, so how best to winterise them?

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