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Do you garden? And do you use plastic? Thought so. I do too. So do most of the gardeners in the world. Yet plastic is trashing our environment. It will take 400 years before the plastic pot you’ve just thrown away will fully biodegrade. Just to put that into perspective: 400 years ago, Shakespeare had… Continue reading About

A potted history (pun intended) of how plastic came to take over our gardens; plus lots of information about the plastics we use, how they’re created, and what happens to them after we’ve finished with them. The plastic in your garden There’s a huge range of plastics in common use in the garden. Here’s the… Continue reading Plastic in the garden

This is where you’ll find information about how to garden without using plastic. I’ll be looking at ways of substituting the plastic you use in everything from pots and seed trays to netting; and I’ll also be looking at ways you can change the way you garden to cut out the plastic, too. Making a… Continue reading Plastic free gardening