Winter activities
Winter’s a great time for cooking and eating nice things together with your family or community – as well as giving the birds a helping hand in the garden.
Make a bird cake
A simple recipe to help attract birds to your garden or vegetable plot, which is also fun for kids to make.
Get instructionsDecember gardening tips
If you’re not harvesting winter veg, December is a lovely time to start planning next year's growing.
Watch the videoMake a Christmas wreath
These beautiful Christmas wreaths created out of foliage cost next to nothing to make.
Follow our instructionsJanuary gardening tips
There are still a lot of things you can do out in the garden even in January, including looking after our wildlife friends.
Read the 10 tipsRun a seed swap
Exchanging seeds is a great way to increase the variety of what you grow as well as swap gardening tips.
Get ideas for yoursFebruary gardening tips
Now's the time to prepare seeds and potatoes for planting – as well as enjoy spring flowers.
Watch the videoMake an insect home
Make an insect home – or ‘hotel’ – to give bugs somewhere to live over the cold months. All you need is junk.
Find out howSmelly guessing game
This game, which tests your sense of smell, is a fun one to play at a community event or in school.
See how to playMake an orange pomander
Making these traditional Christmas decorations with cloves and oranges is a great rainy day activity.
Find out how