Farming
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Growing with mycorrhizal fungi
Making good soil is key to building resilience for the future. Here, I talk about the ways in which we can invite mycorrhizal fungi into our gardens and rebuild the soil, including methods that are being used here at the Botanic Garden
Read moreMycorrhizal fungi in a wildflower meadow
Raphaella Hull, a visiting PhD student from the University of Cambridge, explains how important fungi in soils can be in establishing species-rich meadows
Read moreOur Blooming Meadows are Booming
In 2020 we started to collect and sell wildflower seed from our Waun Las National Nature Reserve hay meadows. This year we significantly increased the amount of wildflower seed that we harvested thanks to the joint effort of a great team of Botanic Garden staff
Read moreApprentice Blog: Harvesting Wildflower Seed with Rowan Moses
Harvesting wildflower seeds from natural meadows was a kind of project that I’d never been involved in before, and it was very exciting to see the whole process from start to finish
Read moreA year in the life of the Balwen sheep at the National Botanic Garden of Wales
Balwen sheep are full of character. They are quick witted, independent and incredibly cautious of anything new. They are happy in familiar surroundings and have a terrific memory.
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