You may be considering giving up booze or turning vegan as you ring in the New Year – but with climate change and sustainability in the spotlight, it’s time to turn over a new leaf with some eco-friendly gardening resolutions too.
Thankfully, there are plenty of easy ways to plant the seeds of sustainability through next year and beyond.
Squire’s Garden Centres (squiresgardencentres.co.uk) has just launched its ‘Sustainability Champions’ programme, in which team members have been tasked with identifying solutions to help Squire’s become a more sustainable business. Sarah Squire, the brand’s chair, suggests the following ideas…
This supports local nurseries and means customers get the freshest possible plants, which haven’t travelled far from nursery to garden centre.
Squire’s own brand compost will be 100% peat-free from Easter 2022. If you have the space, make your own compost.
Putting a layer of mulch over your soil can help it to retain moisture and to suppress weeds.
Add a water butt to your garden to collect and reuse water.
5. Encourage wildlife into your…
