Nature isn’t neat… Plantlife #nomowmay campaign is back this month! By mowing your lawn less frequently you’ll be giving extra encouragement to wildflower species, helping provide additional habitat for insects and creating feeding opportunities for birds and small mammals.

We’ve collaborated with PLANT CO-OPERATIVE to kick off the RHS Grow With It campaign on Saturday 4 May with The Big Seed Sow at Allpress Espresso☕️

From 1-3pm, we’ll be…

🌱Sowing seeds together and discussing our top tips for reducing water usage in the garden
🌎Exploring ways to…

More of this please Manchester!

It’s time to let it grow for #NoMowMay ! 🌱

Plantlife's campaign is back for another year, and it's time to take action for nature by putting the lawnmower away and letting the wildflowers bloom. Plantlife 🌸

Join the movement. 👉 plantlife.org.uk/campaigns/nomo…

An often overlooked and underappreciated creature, the humble snail 💚

Did you know they can find food and mates by smell and taste alone?

Take half an hour this evening and see what species of marvellous molluscs you can find! 🔍 wildaboutgardens.org.uk

If you're planning to spend some time outdoors this weekend, then join people in cities around the world in an epic, global mission to record as much wildlife as possible! PLANT CO-OPERATIVE NOMA RHS Bridgewater MCRparks

Very excited to see where this collaboration with PLANT CO-OPERATIVE goes. Deansgate Labour cllrs have supported this with community funding and should improve the look and bio-diversity of the planters on Hulme St whilst engaging with community groups and residents!!

It's normal for designers to feel a low after a show. However, garden number 7 is going to a city centre school in Manchester. I'll be replanting the garden with the children & Andy/Liz from PLANT CO-OPERATIVE Hopefully, it will inspire a new generation of urban gardeners #rhsurbanshow

Following the The RHS #UrbanShow and to celebrate our own The Manchester Flower Festival (24th-27th May), we've launched a new Green Spaces Trail:

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Commissioned by Manchester ABID, written by Jonathan Schofield and design by Instruct Studio

Drop in and join PLANT CO-OPERATIVE for planter workshops as they spruce up 7 planters on Hulme Street in Deansgate.

🗓️Sunday 5 May 1pm - 3pm
🗓️Tuesday 7 May 6pm - 7.30pm
🗓️Thursday 9 May 6pm - 7.30pm

For further information get in touch 📩[email protected]

Drawing encouragement from the Church St Planters we tackled last winter, we’re excited to be next turning our attention to the seven planters lining Hulme Street! Come get involved:
1pm - 3pm, Sunday, 5th May
6pm - 7.30pm, Tuesday, 7th May
6pm - 7.30pm, Thursday, 9th May

The #RHSUrbanShow has been an incredible gathering of experts, enthusiasts, and a lively community, all coming together to explore the possibilities of urban gardening 🌱

Discover six trends from the RHS Urban Show that you can try at home:
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Thank you The RHS for inviting me to speak at the first #RhsUrbanShow Mayfield alongside my PLANT CO-OPERATIVE colleagues. My quest for ‘A Head Gardener for the City’ and the growing of a community gardeners network gathers pace… there’s deffo a groundswell!!

What a brilliant day spent at depotmayfield and Mayfield for the The RHS first ever urban gardening show here in Manchester. Glad to see PLANT CO-OPERATIVE and Cloud Gardener UK showing what can be done in city centres. Still time to go tomorrow!

Here's a quick look at the seven gardens I created at The RHS Urban Show. The Cloudscape development is my answer to how we make our towns & cities greener. Engaging with residents use their small spaces & encouraging developers to provide better greenspaces. #RHSUrbanshow

Early start for The RHS Urban Show today…. Picking up the journey from Andy and Liz PLANT CO-OPERATIVE to explain the story of NOMA and how to grow the UK’s biggest community city #gardening project

It's seven heaven at the #RHSUrbanShow !

With gardens created by Cloud Gardener UK and aspiring designers from Manchester, the RHS City Space: Cloudscape explore how we can bring horticulture into the heart of our towns and cities 🌱

Discover more: rhs.org.uk/shows-events/r…

See you tomorrow…. I’m on at 12 PLANT CO-OPERATIVE