
How to provide bushes for nesting birds
In the spring, birds choose the best locations to build nests, so why not offer them a safe place to settle?
Few of us can contemplate having a wood in our back gardens, but just a few metres is enough to establish this mini-habitat!
Surfaced spaces have all kinds of uses. You may need off-street parking, or a low-maintenance alternative to a lawn; a path running between flower beds, or just somewhere to sit and enjoy the garden. There are many surfaces to choose from – paving slabs, poured concrete, granite sets, bricks, decking, turf … But, on balance, gravel can be one of the more hospitable options when it comes to wildlife. Not only is it low-maintenance and relatively cheap for you, but it provides the perfect environment for drought-tolerant planting, attracting wildlife when other parts of the garden may not.
Gravel provides the perfect environment for drought-tolerant planting, attracting wildlife when other parts of the garden may not
In the spring, birds choose the best locations to build nests, so why not offer them a safe place to settle?
Solitary bees are important pollinators and a gardener’s friend. Help them by building a bee hotel for your home or garden and watch them buzz happily about their business.
Grow plants that help each other! Maximise your garden for you and for wildlife using this planting technique.
10 tips to reduce food waste today!
Plastic waste and its damaging effect on our seas and natural world has been big news recently. Here's what you can you do about it.
Whether it's a flowerpot, flowerbed, wild patch in your lawn, or entire meadow, planting wildflowers provides vital resources to support a wide range of insects that couldn't survive in urban areas otherwise. It is also a great way of avoiding tools such…