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Issue Four GARDENING
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utside isn’t such a big bad place after all, but more of a vast expanse of opportunity that’s knocking on every single door in Great Britain. No excuses – whether it’s a high rise apartment or country estate you live in, there is always a way to celebrate and appreciate our fragile existence. Breathe life into a garden, a park or even a sunny windowsill, almost every square inch of our planet is a potential home for vegetation. A lazy life of convenience and a laid-back attitude has left us ignorant to knowledge that was once our heritage as human beings. So, we decided to bring the garden back. We wanted to demystify and unlock generations of secret knowledge, debate, discuss and share ideas, launching a new platform to put gardens firmly on the map. Not just a polite postage stamp of neatly trimmed lawn, but vegetable patches, wildlife reserves and functional spaces that encourage our ever growing need for biodiversity.
04 Allotment Project
We’ve gone and got a veggie patch.
“Almost every square inch of our planet is a potential home for vegetation.”
06 Farm Life
Michaela Furney’s very own herb guide.
10 What Sven Knows
Interview with Sven Wombwell.
14 Little Green Fingers
The HDRA help get the kids stuck in.
16 Rural Icon
Easy ways to create a scarecrow.
18 Think! Deforestation
Debate stimulus on saving our forests.
22 Vegetable of the Month We take a look at the carrot in detail.
26 Land Grab
Help us claim back your public spaces.
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