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    Successful seed storage at home

    by Kevin McGinn

    Seed can be expensive and saving your own takes time, so it’s worth putting some effort into storing your seed well, to keep it as fresh as possible until sowing time. For the seed bank at the Botanic Garden, we collect, dry, clean and store seeds of wild Welsh plants for future conservation and restoration […]

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    Successful seed saving at home

    by Kevin McGinn

    When it comes to gardening in a self-sufficient way, nothing beats saving your own seed. For our seed bank at the Botanic Garden, we collect, dry, clean and store seeds of wild Welsh plants for future conservation and restoration uses. Many of the techniques we use to professionally conserve this seed can be applied to […]

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    Top plant families for pollinators in August

    by Abigail Lowe

    The National Botanic Garden of Wales is leading research using DNA barcoding to understand the foraging preferences of pollinating insects. Based on their results so far, we asked the Botanic Garden’s scientists to let us know some of the best plants to attract pollinators in August. Here are their top six plant families. Be sure to avoid double flowered varieties.

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    Pesky Wasps!

    by Jac Towler

    The Bees are still foraging like mad whenever they get the chance. This week we noticed lots of different colours of pollen going in and the bees were very busy bees!

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    The sun is out but is there trouble in store?

    by Jac Towler

    Botanic beekeeper Lynda Christie plots a treatment programme to boost the bees and help our hives

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    Volunteer for Nature

    by Laura Davies

    Help the environment and people’s well-being! Is this something you want to be involved in? We are looking for volunteers that want to get closer to nature and help others to do the same. Our exciting project needs help enhancing green-spaces in the Swansea Bay area. Our aim is to transform underused outdoor areas into […]

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