Sustainable Living

Wildlife experts say stretchy Halloween spider-web decorations can entangle birds, bats and hedgehogs, and advise using solid outdoor decor instead.

• Gro Greenhouses Team
• October 26, 2026

A Gardening Know How report explains how to start citrus, avocado and other plants from kitchen scraps—and which crops offer edible leaves.

• Gro Greenhouses Team
• October 25, 2026

UK gardening experts recommend mixed native hedges for wildlife cover, shade and potential pollution and flood benefits.

• Gro Greenhouses Team
• October 23, 2026

A Gardening Know How report outlines eight ways to reuse cleaned tin cans, from seed pots and cutworm collars to organizers and lanterns.

• Gro Greenhouses Team
• October 21, 2026

Holly, rowan, hawthorn, crab apple and ivy can offer garden birds winter food or cover, according to experts cited by Ideal Home.

• Gro Greenhouses Team
• October 20, 2026

A Gardening Know How report describes burying chopped kitchen scraps in empty fall beds to add organic matter without using a compost bin.

• Gro Greenhouses Team
• October 19, 2026

An Amateur Gardening report makes the case for cooking with culinary pumpkins, storing them through winter and trying a spiced soup recipe.

• Gro Greenhouses Team
• October 12, 2026

OmVed Gardens shared a simple frame-and-cuttings method for making a bug snug that shelters insects and other wildlife over winter.

• Gro Greenhouses Team
• October 9, 2026

Experts recommend cleaner feeders, leaf litter, seasonal food and fresh water to support robins, finches and other garden birds in October.

• Gro Greenhouses Team
• October 8, 2026

A winter bird-feeding guide recommends seasonal feeding, weekly feeder cleaning, fresh water and plants that provide natural food and shelter.

• Gro Greenhouses Team
• October 5, 2026