Environmental & sustainability
Webinar: Gardening with Nature
Join us on 26th January 2023 for talks and discussion about gardening with nature.
Webinar: Sustainability 101
Join this webinar which wraps up the PlantNetwork Year of Sustainability on 15 December 2022, from 3pm. Free to PlantNetwork members.
Plants on the move! St Andrews Botanic Garden to launch long-term monitoring scheme
The team at St Andrews Botanic Garden are working on a list of 12 plant species which will form the basis of an in-depth, long-term monitoring program in the botanic garden. We’d love to know which plants would be on your list!
WEBINAR: Introduction to Environmental Sustainability
FREE to all PlantNetwork members. Join us at 2pm on Wednesday 8th April 2020 for an introduction to environmental sustainability.
Peat-free growing?
There has been much in the press over the last few weeks focusing on peat use in gardening. Peat use in horticulture was due to be completely phased out by 2020 – but it is still widely used. This blog looks at the issues behind the ongoing debate.
New year, old boots…..
Celebrate the New Year with a resolution to carry out at least one greener or more sustainable gardening activity every month in 2020. Ever wondered what to do with your old wellington boots? A recent comment in the PlantNetwork newsletter resulted in this wonderful list from a PlantNetwork member to kick-start the ‘Greener Gardening 2020’ challenge.
What is Environmental Sustainability?
We use the words ‘sustainable’ and ‘sustainability’, along with ‘green’, ‘eco-friendly’ and many others, to indicate that a product or service is better for the environment, compared to an unsustainable equivalent. Sustainability is, however, much more complicated than this and very few ‘sustainable solutions’ are truly sustainable. Read more.