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Why do the seeds we save so often fail? Dawn Mclachlan talks us through why this happens and how to avoid it.

Agroecology is a scientific discipline and a set of farming practices that has been gaining rapid recognition in agricultural policy, research, and practice. It sits at the intersection of agronomy, ecology, and social science, and its central argument is straightforward: agricultural systems that work with natural processes — soil biology, water cycles, predator-prey relationships, plant community dynamics — tend to be more productive, more resilient, and less costly to main

The case for ponds is simple, well-evidenced, and consistently undersold. No single feature delivers a greater return for biodiversity per square metre than a well-sited, well-planted freshwater pond.

When you buy a wildflower seed mix from a garden centre, you're buying wildflowers. But you may not be buying the right wildflowers — not for this particular piece of Aberdeenshire, this soil, these rainfall patterns, and these pollinators. Local provenance matters more than most people realise, and understanding why changes how you think about planting for nature.