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A primary school transforms its grounds and brings together a community

Catherine McKendry talks about the success of ‘Dunclug Grow Wild’, a wildflower planting project in Northern Ireland.

Capturing the spirit of a community allotment

Amber, one of our youth project funding recipients in 2019 explains her photography project and where she got her inspiration

Why do wildflowers smell?

At the height of Summer, when flowers are in bloom, their scents waft on the breeze... but why?

Rescued for nature: a dozen bath tubs and an abandoned riverbank

Dixe Wills takes a trip to Grow Wild projects past and present in the East End of the London, to celebrate how nature can thrive in the most urban of environments.

What leaves reveal about wildflowers

Discover why leaves are really important for plant identification and what makes them one of the most revealing features of plants.

What it takes to grow a valley-wide wildflower network

Mark Dempsey, architect of the Calderdale Corridor of Colour, is retiring this Summer. He explains what it took to grow the wildflower-loving community in the Calder Valley.
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