Tag: Wildlife Gardening
Beneath the fallen leaves of autumn lies a remarkable little world. From beetles and earthworms to overwintering butterflies and hedgehogs, the garden floor is far more alive than…
Why doing a little less in the winter garden can be one of the kindest things we do for nature. There comes a point in autumn when the…
A wildlife-friendly garden does not need to look wild. It can still have structure, colour and carefully chosen planting. The difference is that some of those plants are…
A wildlife garden doesn’t have to be wild in the sense of being abandoned. You don’t need an enormous pond, an acre of meadow or a garden so…
After a scorching summer, the garden and I had reached an unspoken agreement: I wouldn’t bother it, and it wouldn’t remind me how much work needed doing. Then…
Look closely at a quiet corner of the garden and you’ll soon discover it isn’t quiet at all. A ladybird disappears beneath a curled leaf, a beetle noses…
In the quiet moments of a garden or out on the fringes of a forest, the gentle chirping of birds can transform an ordinary space into a place…
Bees bring our gardens to life and help sustain the wider countryside. After years of concern about neonicotinoid pesticides, there are hopeful signs — but the work of…
Every flower has a visitor. Pause for a moment on a warm summer’s afternoon and you’ll hear it – the gentle hum of bees moving from bloom to…