Five ways to help wildlife in heatwaves

If you’re hot, so are your four-legged neighbours.

Sarah Papworth, Senior Lecturer in Conservation Biology, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
July 18, 2022 ~6 min

Time in the garden can ease anxiety and depression

Many longtime gardeners say the garden is their happy place. A new study shows that may be literally true.

Samantha Murray-Florida • futurity
July 7, 2022 ~6 min


Hedgehog conservation: how to make a garden nest box appealing – new research

Garden surveys reveal what makes a house a home for Britain’s favourite mammal.

Abi Gazzard, PhD in Ecology and Conservation, University of Reading • conversation
July 4, 2022 ~7 min

How to Slowly Make a ‘Natives Only’ Garden

VOA Learning English • voa
June 27, 2022 ~6 min

How to make your lawn wildlife friendly all year round – tips from an ecologist

Plus, why you should always remove grass cuttings from your lawn.

Gareth Griffith, Professor of Fungal Ecology, Aberystwyth University • conversation
May 31, 2022 ~7 min

Achoo! 5 essential reads for pollen season

Pollen brings seasonal misery to millions of Americans, but it serves a critical purpose: fertilizing many kinds of plants, including food crops.

Jennifer Weeks, Senior Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation • conversation
April 21, 2022 ~8 min

Survey: People found freedom, joy in gardens during COVID

Why did some people start gardening during COVID-19? "Connection to nature, relaxation, and stress relief were by far the biggest reasons gardeners cited."

Amy Quinton-UC Davis • futurity
March 21, 2022 ~5 min

UK plants flowering a month earlier due to climate change

Climate change is causing plants in the UK to flower a month earlier on average, which could have profound consequences for wildlife, agriculture and gardeners.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 2, 2022 ~6 min


Japanese Gardens Bridge Indoor, Outdoor Space

VOA Learning English • voa
Oct. 31, 2021 ~4 min

Garden bird feeders are boosting blue tit numbers – but leaving other species hungry

Eating bird food was also linked to a nearly four-fold increase in their breeding densities.

Jack Shutt, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Conservation Ecology, Manchester Metropolitan University • conversation
May 26, 2021 ~7 min

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