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Guernsey Gardens is proving how green its fingers are with a new partnership with a herbicide-free weedkiller.
As part of a pledge to reduce their environmental impact in 2019, Guernsey Gardens has partnered with WeedingTech, which the local organisation thinks will sit comfortably alongside other 'homegrown initiatives' such as Plastic Free Guernsey and Found on the Beach which all show that people are increasingly conscious about their environmental impact.
Guernsey Gardens now want to offer local gardeners an eco-friendly alternative to traditional weedkillers alongside those other initiatives. They're also offering to clean up a community space for free as part of their green fingered efforts.
Pictured: The Guernsey Gardens team learning how to use the new kit.
Managing Director of Guernsey Gardens Jerry Gallienne said: “This year we’ve made a conscious effort to be greener and reducing the amount of herbicides we use is a huge step toward this. It means we can offer an ecologically safe solution for controlling unwanted vegetation on all surfaces, including driveways and pavements. And unlike most weedkillers, WeedingTech’s FoamStream solution can be used in all weather, all year round.
“We’ve also introduced an incentive scheme to encourage our team to cycle to work instead of driving, and we’ve already managed to reduce the amount of waste we have down to just one skip collection a month. I think we’re all proud of having a clean island and we want to do our part to help keep it that way.”
Pictured above and top: Some of the work done by Guernsey Gardens.
FoamStream is organically certified and has been used by companies such as Yeo Valley Farms in Somerset, South West Water and Glastonbury Town Council.
In the running for the free 'green clean' are the outdoor spaces at Bright Beginnings Children’s Centre at Delancy Park and the children’s bathing pool.
You can vote by visiting Guernsey Gardens’ Facebook page and nominating the space you think deserves a good scrub.
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