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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Jane Perrone

Turn over a new leaf

Frog in garden pond
Dig a pond in 2010 and you'll be providing new habitats for a whole range of garden wildlife. Photograph: Ashley Cooper/Corbis

Allan Shepherd shares his new year's resolutions for a greener garden in today's Weekend magazine: they range from home composting to planning some new habitats for your garden, from a pond or bog garden to logpile or compost heap.

My own personal resolutions are to take better care of my tools (no more leaving trowels out in the rain), label EVERYTHING that I sow carefully with varieties and dates in recognition of the fact that I never remember what's what, and clean my mower blades at least once in the course of the year. Not too overambitious, admittedly, but all the better for that: there's nothing worse than shooting for the stars and reaching only as far as the conservatory roof.

What are your new year's resolutions for the garden or allotment this year? Share your thoughts below.

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