Members of the HCA Nature Group recently opened up their gardens to visitors as part of a nature friendly gardens event.
Three gardens in Horsforth were open for people to view from 2-4pm on Sunday 23rd June. Giving people a chance to find out more about wildlife friendly gardening. Discussing topics such as wildflower meadows, bee friendly plants, vegetable growing, composting and wildlife friendly ponds. Peat and chemical free gardening, water conservation, and multilayered planting were also highlighted as important features that support wildlife more generally
There were over forty visitors to the gardens with people keen to find out more about how to make their gardens and outdoor spaces more wildlife friendly.
Comments included:
“Beautiful garden, taken away loads of ideas”
“Lovely to see the combination of wildlife friendly, productive and eco-friendly house….thanks for making your garden available to see”
“Thanks for showing what can be done in a “normal” back garden!”
“Really enjoyed both gardens, an inspiration”
“What a lovely space – both gardens, and so different. Thank you”
To find out more about how to make your garden or outdoor space more wildlife friendly, have a look at our recent blog post on how to transform your garden into a wildlife haven.
