Garden tips & hacks
11 hacks — tap a card to flip, or open the full guide.
Turn scraps into free soil Tap to flip ↺ A compost bin or bokashi bucket turns peelings and coffee grounds into rich soil — keeping food waste out of landfill, where it pumps out methane. Read the full hack →
Always buy peat-free compost Tap to flip ↺ Bagged peat compost is dug from ancient bogs that store huge amounts of carbon. One word — 'peat-free' — keeps it in the ground. Read the full hack →
Plant flowers bees can use Tap to flip ↺ Swap a few bedding plants for native, nectar-rich flowers and you turn a patch of garden into a fuel stop for bees, hoverflies and butterflies. Read the full hack →
Let part of the lawn grow Tap to flip ↺ Stop mowing a corner of the lawn and clover, daisies and wildflowers move in — feeding pollinators while you put your feet up. Read the full hack →
Catch the rain off your roof Tap to flip ↺ A water butt on a downpipe stores hundreds of litres of free, soft rainwater your plants prefer — so you barely touch the tap all summer. Read the full hack →
Grow herbs on the windowsill Tap to flip ↺ A few pots of basil, mint and parsley on a sunny sill let you snip just what you need — no more slimy plastic packs in the fridge. Read the full hack →
Grow veg in a few pots Tap to flip ↺ You don't need a garden — a sunny balcony or windowsill and a couple of pots can give you fresh salad, herbs and tomatoes all summer. Read the full hack →
Leave the leaves alone Tap to flip ↺ Stop bagging autumn leaves and clearing every dead stem — a leaf pile and a few logs shelter hedgehogs, frogs and garden insects. Read the full hack →
Mulch beds to lock in water Tap to flip ↺ A few centimetres of mulch over bare soil slashes evaporation, smothers weeds and feeds the ground — so you water far less and weed even less. Read the full hack →
Sink a mini wildlife pond Tap to flip ↺ Even an old washing-up bowl of water draws frogs, birds, bees and dragonflies — the single best thing you can add for garden wildlife. Read the full hack →
Ditch pesticides, plant smarter Tap to flip ↺ Skip the sprays and let companion planting, healthy soil and predators do the work — fewer toxins, more bees, a self-defending garden. Read the full hack →
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