Now, more than 70 years later, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is hoping to mobilise the biggest gardening army since the wartime effort by encouraging the UK's 30 million gardeners to take to the nation's outdoor spaces once more. The 'Dig for Victory' campaign was set up during WWII by the British Ministry of Agriculture. The RHS is launching the planet-friendly gardening campaign as part of its own sustainability strategy, which includes measures to be climate positive - capturing more emissions than it puts out - by 2030. 'If we are to mobilise the biggest gardening army across the nation since Dig for Victory we need government support for planet-friendly gardens. It is developing a planet-friendly sustainability calculator, an online-tool to empower gardeners to make the best sustainable plant and gardening choices.

Source: Daily Mail September 13, 2021 00:56 UTC