To look at the thriving gardens in CAT’s Visitor Centre, it is hard to imagine that 50 years ago the site was mostly bare slate waste. Hard work and a lot of compost has resulted in a variety of display gardens as well as our vegetable field, which supplies our cafe with delicious organic fruit and veg.

You can visit CAT to see our garden displays. We also offer group visits and workshops, and sell many nature and growing books in our online shop.

Our display gardener Petra gives her top tips for gardening on the wild side.