Home Composting
Home composting is key to sustainable and organic gardening, as well as being the ideal way to recycle waste. CAT’s gardeners have tried out all sorts of composting methods over…
Nature and Growing
Nature and Growing
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Saving Water in the Garden
As we start to feel the effects of climate change, droughts are expected to become more common in the UK. Hosepipe bans are therefore likely in many areas, to reduce…
The Edible Forest Garden
A forest garden takes as its model the most wonderfully healthy and productive organic system in Britain – the deciduous woodland. It consists of trees and shrubs, with bushes below…
Organic Gardening
To look at the thriving gardens in CAT’s Visitor Centre, it is hard to imagine that over 40 years ago the site was mostly bare slate waste. Hard work and…
Sustainable Woodland Management
Sustainably managed woodland can be both productive and beneficial to the environment. Broadleaf woodlands full of native species create an important habitat for a wide range of wildlife, the woods…
Growing Year-Round
Traditionally, summer is salad season, and root vegetables are the main winter crop. However, with a little planning you can extend the growing season and plant for harvests of fresh…
26th February 2021 The past year has highlighted the fragility of our food systems and the need to build greater resilience into supply chains. Katie Hastings of the Pathways to Farming project gives…
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6th January 2021 How can we make our own homes and buildings as wildlife-friendly as possible? Gwyn Stacey looks at what we can do as householders and at the role the building and…
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5th January 2021 This time of year can be tough for birds and other wildlife. Dulcie Fairweather offers a few simple tips to help them make it through to spring.
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