Companion Planting
Companion planting is an old favourite. It’s a brilliant idea – growing one plant near to another, to increase productivity, visual effect or plant health overall – but how can we apply the idea to our own gardens, window boxes or allotments? If you’re growing flowers, fruit or vegetables, you’ll have known the disappointment when…
Read More...Graham Bicker | His Garden Ambassador story
Since its launch in 2013, the Cultivation Street campaign has expanded to support hundreds of school and community gardening projects across the UK. It is now a thriving hub for gardeners to share stories, top tips and advice as well as access a plethora of free resources to enhance their gardening projects. For this week’s…
Read More...Protect your plants from hungry beaks
We love seeing the variety of birds in our gardens and hearing their beautiful song but know that they are incredibly helpful too. While they eat garden pests like slugs and caterpillars, they also eat weed seeds, providing brilliant chemical-free solutions to two of our big garden problems. However, while you’re planting in your school…
Read More...Georgina Isherwood | Her garden ambassador story
Since its launch in 2013, the Cultivation Street campaign has expanded to support hundreds of school and community gardening projects across the UK. It is now a thriving hub for gardeners to share stories, top tips and advice as well as access a plethora of free resources to enhance their gardening projects. For this week’s…
Read More...Tomato and basil soup
For a gardener, there’s nothing better than growing your own soup. Whether it’s the time of year to sow your basil seeds or harvest your tomatoes, we’ve got a great recipe for you to keep and use. Ingredients 2 medium onions 2 tbsp olive oil 1kg ripe tomatoes 1-2 cloves of garlic 2 tbsp plain…
Read More...Matthew Lewis | His garden ambassador story
Since its launch in 2013, the Cultivation Street campaign has expanded to support hundreds of school and community gardening projects across the UK. It is now a thriving hub for gardeners to share stories, top tips and advice as well as access a plethora of free resources to enhance their gardening projects. For this week’s…
Read More...Plant for April | Blossom Trees
Our Garden Centre Ambassadors have a wealth of knowledge and ideas. They understand first-hand the needs of schools and community gardens and can tailor their advice to this. Our Plant of the Month is written by our 2018 Cultivation Street Ambassador of the Year winner Steve Purton from Dobbies in Milton Keynes. Steve has a…
Read More...Spring Bulbs Word Search | Activity Sheet
We have created a spring bulbs word search inspired by the years first blooms. Download, print and have a go! Simply click on the link below to download for FREE then print them as many times as you like! Take a look at our other activity sheets CLICK HERE>> DOWNLOAD SPRING BULBS WORD SEARCH All…
Read More...Tips for April
Read Cultivation Street’s tips for the month of April; plans for you and your garden in April including planting, sunflower competitions and getting creative.
Read More...Planting containers and hanging baskets
Creating beautiful bright displays in hanging baskets, pots or planters is a great way to add colour to any garden – even with a smaller space such as a window box or balcony, you can enjoy cheerful bedding plants, all summer long. Container gardening is fun for all ages – there’s no digging required and…
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