Horticulture industry bans corporations digging up precious habitats to make compost | Jack Wallington
The Government has, at long last, banned the home use of compost made from precious peatland habitats purely for the pro...
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Why it’s time to ban non-organic pesticides from sale to the general public | Jack Wallington
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When I first started studying horticulture professionally in 2015, I was ...
The importance and benefits of keeping fallen leaves around plants | Jack Wallington
One of the pieces of advice the gardening world has got wrong over the years is about picking up fallen leaves from arou...
Sustainable plant nurseries | Jack Wallington
I have always bought my plants from as many independent nurseries as I can, the passionate, talented growers who make ou...
Allotment plan 2023 | Jack Wallington
We took on our new allotment in Yorkshire in February 2021 and, with almost two full growing seasons now behind us, I’m ...
How to grow Brussels sprouts organically and cook them | Jack Wallington
I used to have a mild apathy toward Brussels sprouts, boiled and soggy, I can’t say I’d’ve rushed out to grow them… unti...
How to grow onions and shallots organically from seed | Jack Wallington
Growing onions and shallots organically from seed is easy, cheap and fun. In this post I will detail each step from seed...
How to grow hardwood cuttings | Jack Wallington
Hardwood cuttings are an easy way of taking pieces of woody stem of shrubs, some trees and climbers to grow new plants. ...
How to prune salvias and when to do it – three pruning groups | Jack Wallington
A group of plants I grow a lot in my own garden and in my clients’ garden designs is the perennial Salvias. Salvias are ...
How to grow Lysimachia atropurpurea ‘Beaujolais’ from seed | Jack Wallington
A number of years ago RHS Chelsea Flower Show was filled with a new flower, Lysimachia atropurpurea ‘Beaujolais’. Grown ...