Caring for our planet has never been more urgent. So when you’re planning your landscaping project, how can you make it sustainable? Whether you’re a landscaper or a gardener, you can reduce your carbon impact and make wildilfe welcome with a few...
For many years, peat has featured in most garden composts but this has come at a huge cost to rare peatlands in both the UK and overseas. Why are peat bogs so important? Extracting peat destroys precious habitat for a wealth of wildlife species and releases carbon...
It’s no surprise that lockdown fuelled our interest in ‘growing your own’. It’s a simple way to become more self-sufficient, and has quickly become a popular DIY project. In this blog, our friends at the Blackwater Valley Countryside Trust explain why raised...
With no end to lockdown in sight, it’s no wonder there has been a surge of interest in starting a garden, whether in part of your plot or an empty shoebox. Our friends at the Blackwater Valley Countryside Trust set out three easy steps to get you growing, even...
Planting a hedge in your garden can have many benefits; shrubs and hedges can add privacy, security, visual interest and protection from the wind. Box has been a traditional choice to define formal garden areas. However, with the recent increase in box blight and...
The estimated 24 million private gardens in Britain are thought to cover an area bigger than all of our national nature reserves combined. But many newer properties simply don’t have all the natural nooks and crannies that our insects need. And pollinating...
If you liked our blog on how to create a pond, and maybe didn’t have enough time or space, this post is for you. Our friends at the Blackwater Valley Countryside Trust give some top tips on how to create mini pond. Using a small container like a Belfast sink,...
At Kebur we believe we have a responsibility to care for our local environment and help our customers learn about the many ways we can support wildlife in our gardens. We were delighted last month to become Hedgehog Champions. Britain’s only spiny mammal,...
If you’re looking to attract wildlife to your garden, you’ll be amazed by the difference a wildlife pond will make. Our friends at the Blackwater Valley Countryside Trust have some great ideas on how to create a pond, below… this could be the perfect...
This is the first in a series of wildlife gardening blogs we’re publishing with the kind help of our friends at the Blackwater Valley Countryside Trust. We want to do our bit to help wildlife and share some of the simple things you can do to help nature thrive...
