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By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
12 January 2012
I think my frogs are about to start spawning. There’s a lot of activity in their hibernaculum (read: thumping around), and it’s been so mild and wet lately... Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Plants
05 January 2012
I used to be a bit sniffy about hebes. I considered the majority of them inelegant and boring – bog standard shrubs you find in a variety of municipal situations... Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Gardeners' musings
30 December 2011
A few mounds of moss have started to grow on my garden walls. I never thought I’d see the day – the walls seemed too clean, too sterile, when I moved in... Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Gardeners' musings
23 December 2011
My garden is too small to have two compost bins, so I’ve fashioned a temporary wormery using a large bucket. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Gardeners' musings
16 December 2011
What should you get the gardener in your life for Christmas? Another pair of secateurs? Some garden twine? Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
08 December 2011
I don’t really understand why moths get such a bad press. Well I do, a little. Some eat our clothes, others eat our crops... Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Wildlife
02 December 2011
…I was hopeful this summer, that the crackling I heard while negotiating an overgrown area of beach in Dorset, meant that I would finally lock eyes with a real, live, snake. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Gardeners' musings
Every autumn I fetch leaves from the park to make leaf piles for frogs, beetles, and other garden wildlife. But this year I collected a few extra bags, to make leaf mould. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Gardeners' musings
Since I bought my shed, I've been itching to put a green roof on it, but I've always been put off by how difficult the task looks. Continue reading...
By Kate Bradbury in
Plants
In just 12 months my garden has experienced heavy snow, a spring heatwave followed by a drab, damp summer, then a second heatwave in autumn. Continue reading...
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