Amateur Gardening

Trust steps in to help bees

WE all want to do our bit to save the bees, and now to encourage and educate more people about how it can be done, the National Trust has teamed up with BBC Radio 2’s Big Bee Challenge 2021 and launched a plant guide listing bee-friendly plants for every garden.

The Trust has also planted a Buzz Border packed with pollinator-friendly

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