Biodiversity

Since 2021, Ropolansuo, a former peat production area, has been re-wetted and is transforming into...

As part of our Nordics brand Kekkilä Garden’s centenary celebration, we are sponsoring an exciting...

This urban green element in Tampere, Finland, is the result of a remarkable transformation that...

This 38-hectare former peat production area in Finland, is being transformed into a diverse wetland....

Autumn is a great time of year to ensure your garden is ready for the...

Recently Tom Huijs held a presentation at the Industrieverband Garten e.V. (IVG) “Deutscher Torf- und...

Multiple hands get the work done faster. This year, Kekkilä-BVB participates Neova Group’s volunteer programme...

Meadows and nutrient recycling increase the diversity of the built environment above and below ground The debate around nutrient recycling in Finland often focuses heavily on the countryside and agricultural recycled fertilizers. However, the nutrients recycled in the growing media also end up back in the built environment. As more and more natural meadows or green roofs are added to cities, biodiversity will also increase.

For this year’s World Wetlands Day, we decided to dedicate our blog to a very particular kind of wetland, peatland. We invited the President, one of the two Vice-Presidents, and Acting Secretary General of the International Peatland Society (IPS); Marko Pomerants, Jack Rieley and Susann Warnecke respectfully, to give us an introduction to peatland.

By definition, soil health means the continued capacity of soil to function as a living...