Sustainable gardening charity Garden Organic has won a ‘Silver Merit’ award in the Showcase Garden category for its Ecotalk ‘Rooted in Nature’ Garden at BBC Gardeners’ World Live show at the Birmingham NEC.

The judges commended the garden for being ‘packed full of wildlife habitats and ways to help nature thrive alongside inspiring ways to grow your own food’.

The garden, sponsored by green mobile network Ecotalk, shows how diversely-planted kitchen gardens can buffer the biodiversity crisis. Based around the charity’s research paper, Every Garden Matters, the specially designed show garden illustrates easy ways to maximise wildlife and manage water while growing your own food.

"We're delighted to have won a ‘silver merit’ award and have had some really positive feedback about the garden and its theme of food growing and nature” says Emma O’Neill, Head Gardener at Garden Organic. “Our garden is all about showing people what's possible in their own small gardens. Even if you're growing veg, we show how there's still plenty of room for flowers and habitats for all kinds of wildlife. And as you nurture them, they will nurture your crops and soil health."

Garden Organic is committed to promoting organic growing and composting helping people grow the organic way using natural methods to promote healthy biodiverse and sustainable gardens. It has been leading the way in researching and demonstrating best practice in organic growing for more than 65 years.

For those who missed the show you can visit an organic garden at Garden Organic’s Ryton headquarters near Coventry on special open days throughout the year. Visit gardenorganic.org.uk/get-involved/courses-and-events to find out dates for the next open days.

The show garden was made possible by a range of sponsors, including Ecotalk, Viridian Nutrition, Everedge, Evengreener, Breedon Aggregates and Rolawn.Special thanks also go to Wildwater for creating the beautiful pond, Melcourt for its high-quality peat-free compost and The Wildlife Community for the amazing giant bug hotel (which can be won at the show).

For more information visit: gardenorganic.org.uk and @gardenorganicuk on social media.