Friends of Trees in PNW (Pacific Northwest of USA) is not new. In fact it has been around a longtime having been established way back in 1989. In those last 35 years almost one million trees and [...]

A Great British Wildlife and Environment Map dropped into my letter box recently and the creator, Marvellous Maps, have asked me to review it. It was kind of them to ask me to do this and send me [...]

We’re being increasingly encouraged to plant garden trees for wildlife. We plant trees for many reasons; to provide shelter, shade, fuel, food or even just to please the eye. But trees are [...]

If you’ve wondered how to encourage garden butterflies then read on! When walking both the South West Coastal Footpath and the Pembrokeshire Coastal Footpath I was walking among clouds of [...]

Deer damage to gardens is an increasing problem in Britain. And woodland plants are being harmed too. With deer numbers in the UK at their highest level ever this problem is not going to go away! [...]

Green roofs are slowly but surely appearing in Britain. It’s not that they are new it’s just that they we Brits seem to intrinsically mistrust them. Or is the cost that makes us hold [...]

The autumn leaves have had their turn and now it’s time for berried treasures for winter colour! Some berries are revealed as leaves fall to the ground, others sparkle among evergreen foliage and [...]

Bees and other pollinating insects have been on the decline for several years. We need to do all we can to help them recover by creating a bee friendly garden. Disease, some pesticides, loss of [...]

If you’re thinking about planting a hedge this winter I hope you’re considering planting a native hedge. Why? Well primarily because of wildlife but also because many of our native hedge plants [...]

How to build a Garden Bug Hotel In this blog I’ll explain just how easy it is to build a garden bug hotel. Do you remember when you last had to scrape squashed insects off the front of your [...]

Gardening for butterflies and moths; have you considered doing it in your garden? I’m surprised at how many butterflies and moths I’ve seen so far this year. This got me wondering what we all [...]

Sculpture by the Lakes is located near Dorchester in the beautiful county of Dorset. For several years I had been wanting to visit. Then the opportunity arose to go with Tintinhull Garden Club so [...]

Cruising the Alaskan Inside Passage The Inside Passage of Alaska used to puzzle the Western World. Local First Nation peoples spoke of a way to the north between the huge island of Vancouver and [...]

Feeding garden birds has never been more important! Even birds that were once common are under threat with numbers in decline. This is clearly shown in various surveys but perhaps most clearly in [...]

  I’ve been fortunate in visiting South Africa many times but still the sight of the Namakwaland Desert blooming eluded me. The Northern Cape, close to the border with southern Namibia, is [...]

Cape fynbos is found only at the southern-most tip of that great continent Africa! Fynbos literally translated from Afrikaans means ‘fine bush’. It’s an area of extraordinary plant diversity and [...]

Chillingham Wild Cattle are fascinating rare wild things! I recently saw these in England. I’ve seen other wild cattle before but those were in more exotic places. The Chillingham Wild [...]