Save the world and have some fun:?There are plenty of 惑星-friendly ways to give 野性生物 a 手渡す

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While we are often told we need to garden more sustainably, いつかs it can seem like just another chore to 追加する to our to do 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）.?But it is possible to garden in a 野性生物 and nature friendly fashion while having fun at the same time.

That is the message of Joe Clark, who 奮起させるs 2.3million people on TikTok, Facebook and Instagram as JoesGarden. On Thursday, he has a 調書をとる／予約する out, Garden to Save the World (One Boat, £20), a feelgood guide to growing, packed with ideas for 事業／計画（する）s for all ages and abilities.

Upcycling is something anyone can try, and it is a brilliant way to 妨げる items going to landfill and save money. This might be at a small level, such as using lollipop sticks as 工場／植物 labels, or making 穴を開けるs in the 底（に届く） of an old yoghurt マリファナ, filling it with compost and （種を）蒔くing seeds in it.?

Fruit punnets make 広大な／多数の／重要な seed-starting trays, as do the plastic コンテナs you buy cookies in from the supermarket. These often have built in lids, 供給するing a ready-made 小型の propagator, says Clark.?

A bigger upcycling 事業／計画（する） is to take an old pallet ? making sure you are 許すd to as some belong to a 明確な／細部 company ― 除去するing every other slat and 中心的要素ing compost 捕らえる、獲得するs in between to make a planter for herbs or strawberries that can be hung from a 塀で囲む or 盗品故買者.?

Pallets of colour: Upcycling 建設業者s’ old 構成要素s is cheap and 効果的な

RAISED BEDS?

Clark learnt to garden from his 広大な／多数の／重要な-grandmother who lived next-door and who he 述べるs as his best friend. He grows all his vegetables using the h?gelkultur method.?

Using raised beds, he starts with a 層 of dead 支持を得ようと努めるd, then grass clippings or straw, followed by a 厚い 層 of compost.?

‘It’s a fantastic method I 断言する by it. We’ve been using it for the last ten years. My 広大な／多数の／重要な grandmother and grandparents have been using it for the last 30 years,’ he says.?

He still lives at his family home in Wokingham, Berkshire, where he has a （土地などの）細長い一片 of his parents’ garden, 同様に as an allotment nearby. ‘I’ve deliberately kept it small to 最高潮の場面 you can do this with a small patch of land,’ he says.?

Some of his most popular ビデオs are about growing new fruit and vegetables from food 捨てるs. He shows how to 削減（する） the 底（に届く） off spring onions, pop them in a glass of water and in two or three days you’ll see them re-growing. This is a 満足させるing 実験 to try with children. Celery will regrow this way too.?

TELEPORTATION?

Balancing the garden is a central 概念 in his philosophy. This means encouraging a diverse 野性生物 and 工場／植物s so hedgehogs, frogs and toads will eat slugs and ladybirds will feast on aphids.?

Last year, he grew sunflowers, and 設立する they attracted bees, followed by seeds that brought in many birds 含むing the 地元の parakeets.?

He encourages people to make a personal ‘wellness garden’. ‘A 確かな rose might remind you of summers with your grandmother; it’s essentially a teleportation 装置 to a happy time.?

'If you’re a big fan of touch, maybe somewhere to walk barefoot is for you. For me it’s the smell and taste of fresh vegetables... Do what 作品 for you,’ he advises.?