The climate and nature crisis is the most profound and universal source of global disorder. We are resetting Britain’s approach to this agenda. Climate and nature will be central to all the Foreign Office does. My speech at @KewGardens today: gov.uk/government/spe…

Helenium ‘Tijuana Brass’, ‘Ruby Thuesday’ and ‘Bressingham Orange’ on the RHS Bridgewater trial today. It was good to see every one covered in various species of pollinators in the blazing sunshine.

Full supermoon

If you haven’t already, please do check out my Wild Way project. It’s a site and newsletter which is mostly free with an optional paid tier for those who want more. Exploring and researching nature and gardens together… wildway.info

I’m coming for peat based composts and garden pesticides

I believe garden pesticides will be banned, it is the inevitable conclusion because they are not needed in gardens but cause untold damage to wildlife, which belongs to no one and everyone. No one has the right to kill it.

Gardeners grow their own luck 🌱

Cavelo hero 🥬

Summer sun, winter tea ☕️

All garden shows and awards should be 100% pesticide free otherwise the entry should be disqualified. Share if you agree.

Butterfly count data reveals a drop of almost 1/3 of UK butterflies this year - a record low - in large part due to continued extensive use of pesticides theguardian.com/environment/20…

Now vs before - I love designing front gardens, they are so generous for the community and I was lucky to be asked by Sarah-Jane Peake to turn hers from paving to wildlife plant community. It goes through different phases of colour and planting with wildflowers encouraged to mingle.

Everything you need to know about wild blackberries wildway.info/p/rubus-frutic…

My top tip for growing blackberries with the lowest amount of effort… wildway.info/p/rubus-frutic…

Can someone going to the The Labour Party conference please raise 1) the easy win of banning peat use in horticulture 2) the easy win of banning garden pesticides These are two easy things a majority of the industry actually wants

A meeting of flies