WildscapesCoop

Wildlife gardeners & landscapers working with schools & communities: Not-for-profit community interest company. Co-operative. Mastodon: @[email protected]

[WildscapesCoop @WildscapesCoop]

The new #sensory #garden for Treetops @TGARedditch, a space where students can enjoy the variety of #scented #perennials and #climbers and the gentle sound of the self filling #waterfeature

We hope the staff and students at TGA Redditch have many years of enjoyment.

[WildscapesCoop @WildscapesCoop]

Nice guide to microponds!
#WildlifePond

[Froglife @froglifers]

This #NationalGardeningWeek, why not make your garden more wildlife-friendly by adding a mini pond?

It's not as difficult as it sounds and doesn't require too much work or materials.

To find out more, check out our guide here: https://t.co/9JVyi75HW3

[WildscapesCoop @WildscapesCoop]

@LancasterLWLAT @LwLAcademyTrust The frame is all ready for you (not the best photo, sorry!). Now we just need to get it in the ground, and all the rest follows very quickly!

[Froglife @froglifers]

Is your pond looking murky & full of weed? Resist clearing it out in spring. A multitude of young pondlife will be hiding away. Add some native oxygenators, eg, hornwort/ starwort, & plants that absorb excess nutrients.

For more pond help, see: https://t.co/8XtBO5fRZ7

[The Wildlife Garden Podcast @thewildgdn]

Trees, like this Crab Apple have the capacity to provide an ENORMOUS amount of food for pollinators, with pretty low levels of maintenance required. Oh, and they're bleddy beautiful too! #gardeningtwitter find a spot & plant a blossoming tree! 🌳💪

[Abbey Mead Primary Academy @AbbeyMead_TMET]

This week Eco Club were replanting strawberry plants and planting radish and beetroot seeds in the poly tunnel. 🍓🪴🌱

[WildscapesCoop @WildscapesCoop]

Build it and they will come! Ponds are just amazing!

[The Wildlife Garden Podcast @thewildgdn]

A pondskater (you have to get close to see it!). The first, pioneering resident of a pond-wot-we-built. Feeling very proud 🥹. #wildlifegardening is very rewarding stuff!

[Bumblebee Conservation Trust @BumblebeeTrust]

Want to create your own wildflower patch in your garden or a flower pot? Now is a great month to sow wildflower seeds! 🌱

Find out how to choose your seed mix and prepare the soil with our FREE guide 👉 https://t.co/4GONfaJiJo

📷 Cate Taylor

[Little Green Space 🦋 @LGSpace]

If you’re growing your own vegetables (which will save money and cut your carbon footprint) you’ll get better results if you work with nature. Avoid pesticides, and attract beneficial insects like ladybirds.
Ideas: https://t.co/jA2OhGMXjn
#growyourown

[WildscapesCoop @WildscapesCoop]

Fantastic to see the area being used and being so productive!
#SchoolGardening

[Abbey Mead Primary Academy @AbbeyMead_TMET]

Our Edible Playground is also looking fantastic 🧄🥕🥬🥔Lots of varieties of vegetables have been growing and have been harvested for use in the school kitchen 🌱 @WildscapesCoop @TreesforCities

[Abbey Mead Primary Academy @AbbeyMead_TMET]

One of our favourite times of year at Abbey Mead as our grounds begin to burst into colour! 🌸🌺🌼 This year is even more exciting with our new outdoor classrooms and landscaped grounds to support our Sustainable Drainage Systems 💦 @TreesforCities @WildscapesCoop @EcoSchoolsLCC

[WildscapesCoop @WildscapesCoop]

Congratulations to @AvantiFields for securing the funds for their community garden from @stwater through the Severn Trent Community Fund. And thanks for entrusting us to design and build it. That's what we're doing in July!
#CommunityGarden #SchoolGarden

[St Joseph’s Leicester @StJoseLeicester]

🪴The Eco Team started the term with a visit to Coles Garden Nurseries. They looked at how they propagate the shrubs and plants from shoots to full grown plants ready to plant. Huge thanks to @Colesnurseries from us all at St Joseph’s, Leicester.🌿

[Bumblebee Conservation Trust @BumblebeeTrust]

It’s time to get schools buzzing about bumblebees🐝🎓

Introducing Bumblebee-friendly Schools. The new scheme encourages positive actions that will make schools a better place for bumblebees and other wild pollinators👉 https://t.co/6gf72N05L3

Share and tag a school or teacher👇

[WildscapesCoop @WildscapesCoop]

Sun was out today, as were lots of the fabulous Green Room Gardeners. Allotment is really coming on. Peas, mangetout, chard and salad mixes planted into newly built raised beds today. An oasis of calm in otherwise turbulent lives #MentalHealth #CommunityGardening

[Lydia and Tim @LPTarts]

Another brilliant Green Room Gardeners down Queens Road Allotment this morning - from planting peas to penning poems. Want to know more? See the below flyer for how to get in touch 💚 🌞👇

[Bumblebee Conservation Trust @BumblebeeTrust]

What can you plant for bumblebees in April? 🌱

This month boost your #FlowerPower 🌼💪 with chives, sunflowers, lacy phacelia or borage!

Get your FREE April guide for full advice & flowering times 👉 https://t.co/9fUlxo4cSE

#BeeTheChange #GardeningTips #SaveTheBees

[Sustainable Schools Leicester @SustainableLCC]

Free outdoor event tomorrow at Knighton Park!
Dress warm as it might be cold!

[Garden Organic @gardenorganicuk]

If you're not sure how to water #peatfree #composts, here's our top tips this #PeatFreeApril. 💦

For more information about using peat free, go to our #ForPeatsSake hub at https://t.co/GpioQC9ibW

[Learning through Landscapes @LtL_News]

Round 1 of Local School Nature Grants 2023 is open until April 28th!

Choose from raised planters, loose parts kits, waterproof clothing, and more. Plus, book a specialist training session with a member of our team – all covered by the grant!

Apply ➡️ https://t.co/7VP95aAVjW

[Fairyland Trust @fairylandtrust]

Did you know that dandelions are a vital food source for bees and a Queen Bee needs 50g of nectar to get her colony going, meaning she needs to visit a whopping 2340 dandelions!

Find out more via https://t.co/678knVLa7J🐝 👑