Buckland Nurseries

Buckland Nurseries was established as a family run garden centre business over 150 years ago. 

The business was founded by Thomas Hogg in 1865 and has continued through six generations of the Hogg family into the hands of David and Linda Hogg (pictured alongside). 

Buckland Nurseries stocks a wide range of perennials, trees, shrubs, bedding plants, roses, herbs, garden sundries, tools, turf, seeds, paving and gravels and the friendly team looks forward to giving you a lovely welcome when you next visit their traditional Garden Centre. 

August gardening notes: Environmental claims about plants

The Horticultural Trades Association, the nursery and garden centre trade body, has produced an evidence base to support environmental claims about plants. Many claims are made about the benefits of growing plants and trees, so it is good to know that the claims are backed up by research. As we enjoy the rich diversity of our gardens this summer, It is good to feel positive about their effects on the environment.

Claim 1- Plants in garden spaces are vital for providing pollen and nectar for pollinators: Studies have shown that more bee and hoverfly visits are recorded in allotments and domestic gardens than other land uses.

Claim 2 – Plants help regulate temperature in cities, i.e. providing urban cooling and trees providing shade: In the city of London, the estimated annual cooling effect of gardens is -.24C.If cites increased tree coverage by up to 30%, this could lower temperatures by an average of 0.4C and up to 5.9C in some areas.

Claim 3 – Plants can help clean and purify the air : Urban vegetation removed over 26,000 tonnes of ground level ozone in 2021. Despite woodlands accounting for 12% of UK land area, they remove over 80% of all 2.5 micron and smaller particulate matter from the atmosphere.

Claim 4 – Trees are carbon sinks that store carbon in their trees and leaves: Trees across the UK sequester around 16m tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year.

There are also studies which show how plants and trees help with water management by slowing runoff, they can be used as physical barriers to pollution, and naturally improve animal biodiversity.

I find it reassuring to know we are all helping the environment as we enjoy our green spaces, whether they are well-tended or overgrown and “re-wilded”.

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David Hogg
Buckland Nurseries