The Friday Debate: Should we all be going native?

Can we still afford to grow plants that aren’t properly suited to local conditions, asks Vivienne Hambly of Earth at Work ? There’s an otherworldly display of plants outside the British Museum right now

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Green shoots and high stakes

Hard have proves the perfect antidote to insomnia for low-carbon farmer Joanne Brannan The first seedlings have appeared at The Oak Tree Low Carbon Farm : first the brassicas emerged in my home made cold frames, and now a few shoots can be seen in open ground. All gardeners experience delight on seeing their first new plants in the spring; for me this year is no different, except that the stakes are higher. I need a successful harvest to pay my bills.