ONE of Ireland’s largest garden centre networks is calling on enthusiasts of all ages and all skill levels to take the Operation PolliNation pledge and be in with a chance to win a €2,000 pollinator-friendly garden renovation.
CountryLife is teaming up with the Irish public to help gardeners make their plots pollinator-friendly environments and show a little love for our native Irish bees – a third of which are threatened with extinction.
CountryLife Retail Marketing Manager, Grace O’Dwyer, says gardens countrywide have been a hive of activity during lockdown and many people are keen to make small changes to support our all-important pollinator friends and wildlife in general.
Experienced Horticulturalist with CountryLife, Malachy Doherty, said: “As much as one third of our bee species are threatened with extinction. We are asking the public to take the Operation PolliNation pledge and make small changes in their garden like sowing Irish-grown plants that bees prefer and you don’t need acres to play your part. You can plant pollinator-friendly containers, bulbs, trees or shrubs.”
The www.Countrylife.ie website and social media channels operated by the 14-branch, community-based garden centre network are swarming with tips, hints and ideas so that everyone can play their part in saving the bees. In Wexford, CountryLife has centres in Campile, New Ross and Bunclody.
The CountryLife team has a whole host of prizes on offer for those who sign up through https://blog.countrylife.ie/news-events/operation-pollination-take-the-pledge/ to ‘Take the Pledge’ and take part through their social media channels. Among them a €2,000 garden renovation, which also includes a garden consultation from an expert horticulturist.
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