Gardening for Wildlife

Robinson’s Gravetye Manor Garden has left a legacy of one of our most influential garden designers. It’s a garden that has been long on my bucket list! In May of this year we managed [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]