10 New Year's Resolution ideas for the truly green-fingered gardener

1. Replace inorganic fertilisers with organic ones
2. Use alternatives to chemical insecticides, fungicides and herbicides
3. Use alternatives to peat or peat-based composts or pots
4. Clean feeding and drinking stations regularly
5. Avoid throwing garden waste into natural areas
6. Compost garden and kitchen waste
7. Avoid offering foods to wildlife that contain additives such as salt
8. Reduce your use of electric, water, plastics and manufactured goods
9. Reuse materials such as gravel, bricks and paving slabs
10. Recycle unwanted plastic plant pots

Here's to a very happy New Year for gardeners and wildlife everywhere!