Creating a Permaculture Garden: Shaz talks about turning his garden into a nature friendly ecosystem.
Acquiring a garden One of the consequences of buying a house, is that you usually get a garden to go with the house. I’d never owned a garden before. Prior to 2015 I’d lived in a second floor flat with no garden. I had no idea what to do with my newly acquired garden...
More Trees Please!
Trees play an important role in the fight against climate change as well as providing homes to hundreds of insects and birds and improving air quality. These are just some of the reasons why we are calling on Birmingham City Council to double tree cover by 2045....
The health of the planet in Birmingham
The following article is a letter from Lauren Chapman, a young Birmingham resident who is concerned about the health of the planet. I used to be her teacher- so am very proud of her volunteering to write this letter and her eloquence. Dear Miss Palgrave, I am writing...
Small things like me
By Alice Minal As I am growing up I have been taught to share and be nice by adults - but lately I have noticed that they are not doing the same. I live by a beach. I share the beach with sea birds, creatures, people who live here and tourists. I can see the rubbish,...
RHS school gardenr of the year award
By Tyler Wilkes When I found out I was a finalist in the RHS school gardener of the year I was in shock! It was a shock getting through over lots of other children and was a great feeling. We visited RHS Wisley for the award ceremony, it was a lovely day. I was a bit...
Nurture Nature Event
Undetered by the slight drizzle, on Sturday 20th July, we held our Nurture Nature event in the Community Garden space. The idea was to get people, who may not normally come along to a Birmingham Friends of the Earth meeting, to come and see not only what we are about...
