Suppose we could show you how our dreams can come true.
Eco-friendly products and places, not large, yet everyone a leader.
Well, we can, in fact come with us, share them with us.
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Our 15 National Parks across the UK are great places to explore nature-friendly experiences
From farm to fork interactive map
And that's just for starters, what you will find in every national park is a new world of regenerative knowledge
Which National Park is for you this weekend
Each of our national parks has its own uniqueness, its own persona, built around centuries of customs and traditions, skills and know how that are part of daily life. The people who live in the parks are shrewd judges of how to manage their lands, their livelihoods and their future.
If there is a place that we can trust, that understands regeneration and provides products that you can be sure of it is in every one of our National Parks.
Come with us, explore what is there to enjoy and be part of.
RHS
Garden Wisley
Wisley is the historic home of the RHS and houses one of the largest plant collections in the world. The gardens delight through every season: enjoy swathes of bulbs and blossom in spring, unforgettable mixed borders and roses in summer, autumn’s bountiful colours and frost-sparkled walks in winter
Visit RHS Gardens across England in North Yorkshire, Essex, Devon and Greater Manchester free to member
Get involved, learn more about gardening, the seasons, the science behind regeneration, access annual shows, and have your own MY RHS access for all the gardening tips, topics and more you need.
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We share with you
not a place but a region
One that is globally unique
It is a region we have come to respect
- A place where ten years ago in 2015 they put
sustainability to work across the entire region
- Today it is a kind of 'living laboratory' you can visit
- Where being sustainable is not a tax on life
- But a proven tool for prosperity
Many of us fly over this region on our way to the Algarve in Portugal, but more and more people are "discovering" the Alentejo in central southern Portugal. They have heard about how WASP, its sustainability programme has really taken off. But it is the results that people are excited about, how the region, whilst keeping its rural charm has become sophisticated with a definite feel of luxury.
Rural charm employs high tech in a win, win.
It is a hot dry region in summer and water has to be managed and it is expensive.
The vineyards worked out a way to save between 20 and 30% of water consumption using precision irrigation and soil moisture sensors. By working together as a sustainable region they have learned that sustainability offers gains that would have otherwise have been inaccessible. Innovation in the use of drones to monitor soil health, energy savings using solar driven pumps to distribute water to their precision irrigation systems and recycling cork into fashion items are just some of the gains that have, quite simply replaced a lot of pains.
The result is high quality wine, often at a fraction of the price of competitors across Europe. Alentejo wine exports are booming in major global markets, whilst other wine growing regions are suffering from the global downturn in red wine sales.
Evora - A UNESCO CITY
Roughly one third larger than Wales, Alentejo is a sparsely populated region of white washed, red roofed towns and villages scattered around its hilltop castles, huge lakes, rolling hills and plains and within its two national parks.
Everywhere in this huge space are vast rolling plains of cork oaks, vineyards and wheat fields. The region has a sophisticated network of wineries offering vineyard tours with winetasting, a growing number provide restaurant facilities with sommelier expertise matching different wines with food. Several vineyards provide high quality accommodation offering an authentic, soulful experience for those who are seeking how the ancient heritage of Roman times has evolved into the sustainable viticulture of today.
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