The Gardens Group: pollinator plants in summer
If you've signed up to Get Dorset Buzzing, you may have noticed that The Gardens Group is offering 10% off pollinator-friendly plants for each month of the campaign. In this blog, Mike talks…
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The best plants for bees and pollinators
Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies
Coastal Plants - how they survive at Kimmeridge
Wild Seas Centre Officer, Julie Hatcher tells us about the hardy wildflowers of Kimmeridge - and why they survive in a harsh environment.
Community gardening - a plant guide
What to plant in your community garden
How to plant a tree
It might surprise you, but even the smallest of gardens can accommodate a tree!
Fundraising campaign aiming to raise £40,000 to plant Trees for Tomorrow
Dorset Wildlife Trust is urging the public to seize a unique opportunity to double their donation to support the Trees for Tomorrow campaign to plant thousands of trees on its Dorset nature…
London plane
The London plane tree is, as its name suggests, a familiar sight along the roadsides and in the parks of London. An introduced and widely planted species, it is tough enough to put up with city…
How to do companion planting
Grow plants that help each other! Maximise your garden for you and for wildlife using this planting technique.
DWT receives £1,500 donation from Mapperton House spring plant sale
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is delighted to receive a generous donation of £1,500 from the proceeds of the spring plant sale which was held within the grounds of Mapperton House and Gardens this…
Tree planting for wildlife
When done correctly, tree planting is good for nature - read Species Survival Project Manager, Seb Elwood's latest blog on the benefits including carbon capture, improved soil health and…
Plan(t) for Autumn!
August is underway and as the days shorten a little more, we make our way through the final weeks of Summer. This month, there are steps you can take that will help to ensure your garden continues…
My recovery plan
Michelle was diagnosed with breast cancer in the summer of 2014. After undergoing a life-saving operation and an intensive chemotherapy course, she is on the road to recovery.
Wildlife…