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Some Exciting News . . . Nature’s Haven is now a Charity! Registration Number: 1219048 Community Healing Garden Our Community Healing Garden is fully accessible and welcoming to everyone, regardless of ability, mobility or personal circumstances. Learning, Growing and Practical Skills The garden gives people a supportive space to learn about gardening, grow their own food, and build practical skills in preparing and cooking fresh produce. Wellbeing and Relaxation We also offer a calm...

The heatwaves are taking their toll on the UK’s parks and gardens and Nature’s Haven healing garden is no exception. With the hosepipe ban inevitably in place now and temperatures set to rise year on year, we are focusing our planting plans on using more and more drought tolerant plants. Creating a drought-tolerant garden shouldn’t be too daunting. It involves switching to drought-resistant plants and swapping nutrient-rich topsoil for free-draining sand or gravel. In Beth Chatto's...

Helping Your Garden Survive The Heat Well, that was the hottest May on record and whilst we have some respite, temperatures are set to soar again through the summer so we thought some tips on watering your garden in a heatwave would be useful. Soak, Don't Sprinkle: Water deeply and less frequently rather than giving plants a quick splash – we count to 20 whilst watering each plant to ensure they get a good soak. Deep watering encourages roots to grow down into cooler, moister soil, making...