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Is the trend for wilder gardening really helping wildlife?
27.07.2023 - 13:49 / gardenersworld.com
We’re in the midst of a revolution! It’s been 20 years in the making, but all of a sudden we’re fundamentally rethinking how we garden. And this could not be more evident than at the garden shows I’ve attended this year. Each and every one of them was dominated by show gardens designed in wilder ways than the exhibits of the past 100 years. Instead of sleek paving, multi stem birches and wall-to-wall Oudolf-esque perennial swathes, we are greeted with a whole new aesthetic. And it is quite unlike anything we’ve seen before. These wild or wildlife focused gardens are packed with native plants, diverse habitats and a whole load of upcycled materials.
This trend is clearly being driven by the wider environmental emergency gripping our planet. Let’s take flying insects for example. Their numbers in the UK have dropped by 60 per cent in the last 20 years*. Yes, you read that right. 60 per cent! But will our nation of gardeners really be able to make a difference to species decline and does wilder gardening really help wildlife? Well, in my view, the answer is quite nuanced.
As gardeners we have custodianship of some 2 million acres of UK land, spread across around 23 million gardens. So, it would seem we can make quite a difference, until you realise that 42 million acres of UK land is dedicated to agriculture. We appeared to be taking steps in the right direction, in 2018, when the EU banned bee-killing neonicotinoids, but multiple exceptions are granted in the UK each year, along with the continued use of the weedkiller glyphosate. So, can a shift of thinking away from close-cut lawns and rows of highly bred bedding in our gardens really help? I would argue yes.
Our gardens have essentially become the boltholes or safe
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