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How to replace invasive plants with native plants in your garden

Avoid any plant advertised as “vigorous,” “fast-spreading,” “quick-climbing” or a “rapid self-sower,” which are marketers’ code words for invasive.

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Meet the guerrilla gardeners rewilding cities in the most joyous way

Shalaco and Phoenix of SF in Bloom spoke with us about their lifelong love of plants - and how to democratise nature for all.

Nature

Could deforestation bring about the end of the orchid?

More than 5,000 flagrant flowers will be on display at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew this weekend, as the Orchid 2022 festival gets underway.

Experiences

Size really does matter at this giant pumpkin contest in California

A Washington State grower has claimed the top prize at a California pumpkin weigh-off.

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Green News

Ancient seeds defy sell-by 'date' to become oldest ever germinated

Seven date palm trees have been grown from 2000-year-old seeds that were found in the Judean desert near Jerusalem.

Living

Bangkok’s taxi graveyard brought back to life with mini-gardens

A Thai taxi cooperative is turning its abandoned cabs into gardens in order to feed out-of-work drivers.

Travel News

In pictures: Chelsea Flower Show attracts colourful characters

Quintessentially British, the Chelsea Flower Show is known for attracting visits from the royal family, aristocracy, and horticultural enthusiasts.

Nature

Britain’s royal botanical gardens have just broken a world record

How many unique plant species does it take to beat the world record?

Living

How to be more self-sufficient in the age of the climate crisis

Worried about your impact on the planet? Hayley Baddiley from Denby Pottery shares her tips on how to live more self sufficiently

Living

This 'plant hotel' will babysit your greenery while you're on holiday

A hotel - for plants? We take a look at the bizarre world of bulb-y sitting.

Tech News

Movements of Olympic athletes inspire robot art in a Tokyo zen garden

The robots, which once made cars, are mesmerising visitors to Tokyo 2020 with their peaceful tracing movements.

Destinations

This tropical landscape garden in Brazil has just won a major accolade

Sítio Roberto Burle Marx has been named the latest UNESCO World Heritage site in Brazil.

Nature

Pomatoes could be the answer to growing demand for food

These plants can grow tomatoes above ground and potatoes below.

Eco-Innovation

How this Swiss city is using green roofs to combat climate change

Basel’s green rooftops tackle energy wastage and rising temperatures caused by climate change

Series

Meet the Italian who turned his backyard into a thriving urban garden

Alessandro Vitale transformed a small concrete space into a garden capable of feeding his household for months.

Living

Meet the man who converted a disused parking space into a parklet

“Motorised parklets are a symptom of a system that allows vehicles to park everywhere."

Living

This Argentinian city is turning vacant land into urban food gardens

The municipality of Rosario has just won an award for its sustainable food programme.

Living

This community seed program is ensuring the future of food in Ireland

A handful of people in Ireland want to make sure that their kids eat the same apples as they did. But it takes a lot of work to protect native seeds.

Conscious Travel

Alphonse Island: The world's most sustainable tropical paradise?

Entirely solar powered and fuelled by plant-based foods - how a Seychelles island became a sustainable paradise.

Living

London's commuters are growing food in railway station garden

Railway stations are home to flowers, bees and hedgehogs across London.