Useful Resources
Our site is scattered with useful sources of information but here are a few more:
Re-cycling & Waste Management:
Community Composting Network:
Projects range from individuals or small groups working on allotment sites or promoting home composting, to social enterprises with Local Authority contracts providing kerbside collection services.
www.communitycompost.org
Association for Organics Re-cycling:
Chartered Institute of Waste Management:
The leading professional body for waste and resource management.
www.ciwm.co.uk
The Recycling Guide:
Waste Resource & Action Programme:
www.wrap.org.uk
Waste Online:
A website that provides information on sustainability, resource use and waste issues:
www.wasteonline.org.uk
Waste Watch:
Waste Watch is a UK environmental charity working to change the way people use the world's natural resources:
Useful Gardening Resources:
Plant Selector:
Two excellent sources to help you identify plants
www.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantselector
www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder
Wildlife Gardening:
Information on starting a wildlife garden
Green
As a quarterly supplement to the hugely popular
National Geographic, GREEN is the UK's largest ethical lifestyle and business magazine.
Garden on a Roll
DIY Gardening made easy. Creating designer gardens is simple
when using the Garden on a Roll
Gardening Associations and Trusts
Royal Horticultural Society:
www.rhs.org.uk
The Association of Gardens Trusts:
A national charity representing the 36 County Gardens Trusts in the care and conservation of the historic designed landscape.
www.gardenstrusts.org.uk
Allotment Site:
Claims to be the most popular in the UK.
www.allotment.org.uk
Natural England:
Natural England play a vital role in conserving and protecting our environment and wildlife.
www.naturalengland.org
Scottish Natural Heritage:
www.snh.org.uk
The Horticultural Trade Association:
The HTA is the trade association for the UK garden industry.
Wildlife Trusts:
Working towards an environment rich in wildlife for everyone.
www.wildlifetrusts.org
RSPB:
Work for the conservation of wild birds.
www.rspb.org.uk
Industry Trade Associations:
Garden Centre Association:
Over 160 leading Garden Centres belong to the Association
www.gca.org.uk
Garden Industry Manufacturers Association:
Promote and protect the commercial, trading and industrial interests of UK and EU based companies supplying the UK garden industry.
