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    Our Somerset Garden
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    By Alan Down
    In Gardening, Gardening for Wildlife, Gardens Visited, Hardy perennials
    Posted December 30, 2021

    Our Somerset Garden

    Our Somerset garden is now just three years old. We moved to South Somerset in December 2018 and bought a property with virtually no garden at all! As we approach the end of another year I think [...]

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    How to encourage garden butterflies
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    By Alan Down
    In Butterflies and Moths, Gardening for Wildlife, Nature, Wildlife
    Posted August 2, 2021

    How to encourage garden butterflies

    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 [...]

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    Green Roofs
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    By Alan Down
    In Gardening for Wildlife, Ground cover plants, Urban Gardening, Wildlife
    Posted January 20, 2021

    Green Roofs

    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 [...]

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    Berried Treasures for Winter Colour
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    By Alan Down
    In Gardening for Wildlife, Ornamental trees, Seasonal Gardening, Trees and Shrubs, Wildlife, Winter colour
    Posted November 8, 2020

    Berried Treasures for Winter Colour

    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 [...]

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    Bee Friendly Garden
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    By Alan Down
    In Gardening for Wildlife, Wildlife
    Posted May 24, 2020

    Bee Friendly Garden

    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 [...]

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    Planting a Native Hedge
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    By Alan Down
    In Gardening for Wildlife, Seasonal Gardening, Trees and Shrubs, Wildlife
    Posted November 24, 2019

    Planting a Native Hedge

    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 [...]

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    Build a Garden Bug Hotel
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    By Alan Down
    In Gardening for Wildlife, Wildlife
    Posted November 4, 2019

    Build a Garden Bug Hotel

    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 [...]

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    Gardening for Butterflies and Moths
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    By Alan Down
    In Gardening for Wildlife, Gardening tips, Visit Britain, Wildlife
    Posted August 24, 2019

    Gardening for Butterflies and Moths

    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 [...]

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    Tips on Feeding Garden Birds
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    By Alan Down
    In Birds, Gardening for Wildlife, Wildlife
    Posted September 17, 2018

    Tips on Feeding Garden Birds

    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 [...]

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    About Alan

    Flora and fauna have always fascinated me but it was a lifelong career in horticulture that filled most days.

    Having grown up on a farm where boyhood days were filled with discoveries of the natural world I soon found that my passion for plants – wildflowers at that time – would direct my career…

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    Back from #chelseaflowershow2022 and into the #garden !
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    Slugs and snails hate garlic! Here’s a simple recipe to make your own fortnightly #organic #peaticidefree spray. Credit Hogarth Hostas #chelseaflowershow2022
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    Well done Neil and Niamh!
    Great result for your very first #ChelseaFlowerShow ! https://t.co/oh7MJglfqY
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    The Judges awarded us with Silver Gilt Medal at Chelsea Flower show @The_RHS https://t.co/286lqFQhvr https://t.co/9Syr2hXr0X
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