WHAT could you do with a square meter in your outside space?
Turns out – quite a lot – says Gardeners’ World presenter Nick Bailey – who’s spearheading new campaign Make a Metre Matter.
He wants to get readers involved too – supporting wildlife and sustainability – and making the planet a better place.
“There’s 20 million in Britain. If 20 million people just dedicated one metre, that’s quite a lot of metres isn’t it?,”; he told me.
“There are loads of ways you can make a meaningful difference, including growing plants for , growing veg to cut down on food miles and creating a compost heap.”;
Nick’s created a Headline Show Garden for BBC Live later this month – with lots of Make a Metre Matter ideas to take home.
He added: “You can grow nine lettuces in that space. You could grow four compact courgettes and supply your family with more courgettes than you could eat for the summer.”;
Currently Asda are selling courgette seeds for £2 – and you can get them in the ground now.
“You could choose to put acid compost in there and put four blueberries in there ”; he said.
“Within your first harvest you’ve made your money back.”;
“Equally you could just sow some British native , which could be as cheap as £2 to £3 for a packet.
“It will give you a brilliant long run of colour from May through to October, with lots of interest for pollinators.
“You could also create a square metre . In the first month you’ll have about 10 species in the pond.
“A year down the line you’ll have 20 plus species and it just goes up and up and up.
“Insect and bees will come and feed from there, you’ll support birds, you’re supporting the aquatic life itself.
“It doesn’t have to be a big space to make a big impact.”;
If you’re inspired to make a difference – you can register your meter to be entered into a Gardeners World prize draw to win a £1k voucher to spend at Crocus or two runner up Crocus prizes of £500.
Visitwww.Gardenersworld.comfor more information. Gardeners World Live takes place at Birmingham NEC from June 12 – 15.
