When Britain’s back was against the wall, facing the threat of Nazi invasion, the nation’s gardeners were urged to “dig for victory” to help the war effort.
As the world tries to deal with global warming, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is hoping to mobilise the biggest gardening army since the Second World War to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and halt the decline of wildlife.
The charity is encouraging the UK’s 30 million gardeners to help the environment by planting a tree, collecting rainwater, sowing flowers for pollinators and pulling up a paving slab to create more space for perennials.
The RHS encouraged householders to make their own compost rather than get the commercial product, in which energy was used in manufacture and transport.
