Housing green pages - gardens

Housing green pages - gardens

Gardening can benefit the environment but some things we do can be detrimental.

Here are a few steps you can take to make your garden greener, including how all garden waste such as grass cuttings, prunings, leaves, hedge trimmings and vegetable waste from your kitchen can be recycled by composting. (All links open new windows)

» Greener gardening
A guide to having a greener garden

» Greener gardens: a quick guide
Gardening can benefit the environment but some things we do can be detrimental. Here are a few steps you can take to make your garden greener.

» Bonfires
Bonfires cause localised pollution and can annoy neighbours. Your local council can offer advice if you wish to dispose of waste

» Controlling pests and weeds: greener choices
Examines how some pesticides contain chemicals that can harm people, wildlife and the environment, and can be dangerous if not used responsibly, although it is possible to have a healthy, flourishing garden when using pesticides only as a last resort.

» Composting and disposing of garden and kitchen waste
Explains how all garden waste, including grass cuttings, prunings, leaves, hedge trimmings and vegetable waste from your kitchen can be recycled by composting.

» Dealing with invasive plants and harmful weeds
Find out what you can do about invasive plants such as Japanese knotweed.

» Get a compost bin
Find out if your local authority supplies subsidised compost bins.

» Pest and weed control
Information on the pest control services and advice on how to deal with rats, mice, birds and nuisance weeds

» Saving water in the garden
As, in hot and dry weather, water used outdoors can amount to 50 per cent of our total use, this article explains how it is possible to have a beautiful and productive garden using very little mains water.

» Soils and fertilizers: greener choices
Peat has contributed to the destruction of many natural habitats. This article looks at peat-free alternatives to help make your garden greener.

» Sheds, greenhouses and garden furniture: greener choices
There are many things you can do to help the environment while getting the most out of your garden. This article examines sheds, greenhouses and garden furniture.