Now we're in the New Year you may be thinking about having a bit of a clear out at home. Including your shed, garage and greenhouse. Which may mean you want to get rid of some unused and unloved plant pots. But #dyk you can't just pop your plant pots in your recycling waste. So what can you do? Well! You can take your plastic pots to your local recycling centre. Or even DIY store. There's some great initiatives to help recycle pots rather than send them to landfill. If you're not sure if your local recycling centre will recycle pots there's an online checker:https://www.recyclenow.com/what-to-do-wi…/plastic-plant-pots Or if you're planning on a spot of New Year DIY, why not take your pots back...
#dyk that 2020 is the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH).It was orginally an initiative set up in 2015 at the 10th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures, Finland. But in 2018 the United Nations General Assembly moved to adopt it. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost economic development. What am I doing to help support #PlantHealth?- Promoting environmentally friendly products and practices for preventing and managing pests.- Make trading and transporting plants and plant products safer by complying with international plant health standards and legislation. That's my Plant Passport BTW! But the question is, what can we do...
Chances are you'll start seeing this little label everywhere from now on. It's a Plant Passport. 🌍
On the 14th of December 2019 the new EU Plant Health Regulation came into force.
Not long until the New Year.As 2020 approaches, you might be thinking about a New Year's Resolution. Lets face it - we all make them and never keep them!If like me you're always going to; eat better, workout more, drink more water and so on... and then never do!Why not set a New Year's Resolution that's a little easier to keep. One of the top resolutions for 2020 is set to be... buy more house plants. Now that sounds like a resolution I can get on board with. You might wonder why this is a good resolution.... well...The presence of indoor plants can lower stress levels. One study found that actively caring for plants calmed the autonomic nervous system and...
