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By Kate Bradbury in
Grow & eat
01 March 2013
Following my recent blog Top 10 plants for a dream garden, I’m expanding the wishlist to include fruit and veg. It’s good to have a goal, no matter how distant it may seem. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Plants
22 February 2013
I might move house this year. It’s very early days, but the possibility of having a bigger garden is sending my plant-collecting gene into overdrive Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
14 February 2013
I recently visited the home of Sue Kidger, a hedgehog carer from Twickenham. As far as I’m aware she’s the only hedgehog carer in the south London area. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
12 February 2013
There are quite a few moths in my garden. I love seeing them feeding on plants at night, and finding their caterpillars amongst the foliage. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Plants
04 February 2013
Thank heavens for winter-flowering plants. These hardy specimens often have tiny, inconsequential blooms, but they more than make up for them with their powerful, sweet fragrance. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Plants
25 January 2013
I’m very fond of yew; I love seeing gnarled old trees in graveyards, exploring the patterns and fissures of their bark. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
18 January 2013
Recently I met a very special species indeed: an orange ladybird. It was hibernating in a pine tree in my local park. What a find. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
11 January 2013
Dead wood makes a wonderful habitat in the garden, providing food and shelter for huge numbers of invertebrates including wood-boring beetles, solitary bees and woodlice. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
04 January 2013
For the last few weeks I’ve been dealing with ‘a slight rodent problem’. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Gardeners' musings
22 December 2012
There is little point in making a Christmas wreath unless you have a red front door to hand it on. I settled for hanging it on a wall, but it doesn’t really say ‘Christmas’ in the way I had hoped. Continue reading...
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