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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Hannah Stephenson

Make your gardening New Year’s resolution a sustainable one

Expert tips to garden more sustainably – from going peat-free to no-digging (Alamy/PA) - (Alamy/PA)

If you’ve failed in previous years to stick to your New Year’s resolutions, whether it’s losing weight, giving up drinking or quitting smoking, perhaps it’s time to look to the garden to turn over a new leaf.

Sustainability – minimising environmental impact, working with nature and conserving resources such as water – is a key focus of horticultural experts in 2026 and beyond, so perhaps think about realistic New Year’s resolutions to aid sustainability, which you could simply adopt as a new way of gardening.

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