It's increasingly popular to think at Christmas about reducing your consumerism and supporting good causes instead. And Christmas is a time, in winter darkness, when we celebrate plants in particular. The tree, the holly, the ivy and the frankincense - all are from plants and all have threatened relatives. It's an opportunity to think of how we can give something back.
We've a whole bunch of ideas for you to support plants and botanic gardens this Christmas.
Here's a sample:
- Visit your local botanic garden and ask them about plant conservation. Shop in their shop, volunteer some time if you can or buy yourself or your family a membership card for the whole year.
- If you are going to shop on Amazon, do it via our portal. BGCI receives a part of all the cash you spend, but you pay the same.
- Give a living plant as a gift. Choose a native and support your local plant diversity!
- For the kids, try Chelsea Physic Garden's 'Plant Families' pack of cards
- Give a living Christmas tree a home. I do this and its really fun seeing it get a bit bigger every year. Mine is just a little tiny one in a pot and one day I hope I'll be settled enough to plant him out in the garden. For now he comes indoors and gets a festive makeover once a year.
- Have a look at "Petals by Mag" - beautiful flower pictures, framed and posted to you plus 10% goes to BGCI
- Bought all your gifts already? Make a donation to BGCI so we can carry on protecting rare species
- Make it your new year resolution to join BGCI
- Check out Sara Oldfield's book on the Great Botanic Gardens of the World
- Send an eco-friendly e-card to all your friends, and donate to charity at the same time
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