Sarah Raven’s pathway to sustainability and abundance this National Organic Month Gardening expert and author, Sarah Raven, is encouraging gardeners to use National Organic Month (September) as a time to reflect on our gardening practices and consider the profound impact they have on both our environment and our own wellbeing. Sarah explains, “Organic gardening offers…
Having some outdoor space – whether that’s a courtyard, garden or balcony – is a fantastic opportunity. Growing our own vegetables or plants, watching them thrive or simply enjoying the sights and smells of nature – all of the activities associated with gardening – can really boost our mood. Spending time outdoors is great for…
Sustainable gardening is a type of cultivation that emphasises techniques for preserving and enhancing natural ecosystems, conserving resources, and fostering biodiversity. Adopting sustainable gardening has several benefits. By feeding the soil and fostering beneficial insects and birds, it not only aids in lowering our carbon footprint and water conservation but also encourages a healthier garden.…
Following the official confirmation by the Met Office of June 2023 as the hottest June on record, the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is reaffirming its commitment to supporting its members in managing water usage as well as emphasising its key asks of policymakers in looking at water resilience measures. There is also advice via the…
George Clairmont runs a youth nature and conservation club and would like to highlight a recent presentation, on how conservation and recycling efforts, can be done in the home garden. Their focus is on how they can create rain gardens to recycle water, prevent water pollution from storm water runoff and how to plant native…
Meadow View Stone is hosting a silent auction in aid of the Greenfingers Charity throughout the first two days of Glee, offering an array of goodies that customers and suppliers can silently bid on for a chance to win. Greenfingers, the industry’s leading charity is appealing for more suppliers and customers to offer their support…
The trustees were thrilled to receive so many applicants for The GCA Trust, IGCA delegate places and after much deliberation, two candidates were carefully selected for this year’s congress study tour to Italy, in September. The trustees would like to take this opportunity to thank all the applicants and assure them that it was a…
A healthy heart is a healthy life, for most cases at least. Keeping a healthy heart should not be difficult for anyone. There are a lot of activities that we can do to reduce our risk of getting any heart related diseases. It goes without saying that doing cardiovascular exercises promote a healthy heart but…
Sent on behalf of 6XD Media :- 50 ways forest and outdoor learning experiences benefit child development: https://www.forestholidays.co.uk/outdoor-education-and-child-development-guide/ Our guide includes information that the audience of gca.org.uk might find valuable: Statistics on how much outdoor experiences help children learn. The important skills like confidence and responsibility that kids learn by being outdoors. How outdoor activities…
Members who were unable to attend our recent annual conference are now able to view presentations from our Rising Stars finalists. The seven finalists took part in a series of workshops before presenting at our conference at the end of January. Their presentations are now available to view at https://gca.org.uk/powerpoint/risingstars-presentation.pptx Seven finalists Matt Carr and…