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Leaf-cutter bees

By Richard Jones in Wildlife
12 September 2012
We have leaf-cutter bees nesting in the wind chimes. These, however, being bamboo, never so much chimed as clonked. Continue reading...

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By James Alexander-Sinclair in Plants
10 September 2012
People are sometimes scared to plant yew, partly because the berries are poisonous [...] and also because they worry that it will grow too slowly. Continue reading...

September in the garden

By Kate Bradbury in Gardeners' musings
07 September 2012
The cold, wet weather in May and June dampened my spirit for sowing seeds and staking plants, and any attempts to redress this were hampered by snails in July. Continue reading...

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Late-flourishing veg

By Pippa Greenwood in Grow & eat
05 September 2012
Sometimes I feel the weather is mocking me. After the worst growing season I’ve ever known, my veg crops are having a new lease of life. Continue reading...

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Growing runner beans

By Adam Pasco in Grow & eat
03 September 2012
My runner beans have been cropping well for a few weeks now, and aren't just doing well because they have the right weather conditions to flourish. Continue reading...

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Goldfinches

By Kate Bradbury in Wildlife
31 August 2012
[...] when I heard a chattering in the garden last week, I instantly got up to investigate, and was amazed to see two goldfinches squabbling over the sunflower hearts. Continue reading...

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Bats

By Richard Jones in Wildlife
29 August 2012
“It’s either a really big moth, or there’s a bat in the bedroom,” So I was woken from deep sleep into the deep blackness of our French holiday gite, just over a week ago. Continue reading...

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Beekeeping

By James Alexander-Sinclair in Wildlife
27 August 2012
We know a fair bit about bee-friendly plants [...] but I am currently toying with the idea of going one step further and actually getting a hive of bees Continue reading...

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Daddy longlegs

By Kate Bradbury in Wildlife
24 August 2012
Have you ever looked at a crane fly close up? They’re amazing, like a cross between an elephant and a helicopter [...] Continue reading...

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Writing garden poetry

By Tony Scarfi in Gardeners' musings
23 August 2012
Winning the Gardeners’ World Magazine poetry competition last year was a big thrill and it led to a number of exciting spin-offs. Continue reading...