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Garden birds and poppies

By James Alexander-Sinclair on 15/08/2011 18:06:24

Some of my earliest memories are of going to stay with my grandparents in Scotland. Every afternoon my grandfather would wander off to sit on a bench and feed the birds. He had a tin filled with peanuts in his waistcoat pocket, and robins and tits


Compost heaps and wildlife

By Kate Bradbury on 25/08/2011 16:32:12

concern ourselves with the slugs that eat our plants. But look inside your compost bin and you might find their yellow cousins, Limax flavus. Yellow slugs are a gardener’s friend, as they feed almost exclusively on decaying matter. I have only once seen


Hornets

By Richard Jones on 12/10/2011 17:02:52

was put up nearby, a few days before the demolition. Until then, I doubt many people had noticed the hornets going about their daily activity of bringing back dead insects to feed to their grubs.I don’t know whether it was panic from the public


Snakes in the garden

By Kate Bradbury on 02/12/2011 16:59:42

startled in Dorset was probably a slow worm or grass snake (pictured above). These benign species often turn up in gardens, mostly in the south of England, and very rarely in the north. They bask in rockeries, feed in ponds and breed in compost heaps


Herb pot for fish dishes

By Gardeners' World on 22/07/2011 15:46:27

parsley and sorrel will sulk if the compost dries out in hot sun, so place the container in partial shade. Feed weekly with seaweed extract until early autumn, to encourage leaf production, and to keep plants sweet and succulent.Cut off the faded flower


Herb pot for poultry dishes

By Gardeners' World on 22/07/2011 15:47:27

flavour. Lemon thyme is also a favourite for poultry - add a handful to the cavity with half an onion, cook and let the aromas fill your kitchen.Stand the pot in partial shade and feed weekly with seaweed extract, until early autumn. Deadhead the sage


Herb pot for vegetable dishes

By Gardeners' World on 22/07/2011 15:47:49

, water in the plants to settle compost around the roots. Remove the rose from the watering can and gently water around the plants, not over them. If any gaps appear between the roots of the plants, simply add a little more compost, then water again.AdamFeed


Growing raspberries

By Gardeners' World on 20/10/2011 13:38:46

's crucial the soil is free draining. Dig a trench 45cm wide and 23cm deep. Enrich the soil with compost and fork back in. Leave for a month, then plant your raspberries, feeding them with a potash-rich fertiliser.Space raspberry canes 35-45cm apart


Late-summer-nectar

By Gardeners' World on 20/10/2011 13:33:22

attractive to butterflies and moths. If left to seed, it will naturalise all over the garden.Verbena bonariensisThis climbing evergreen provides a supply of nectar and pollen until late November. Holly blue caterpillars also feed on its leaves, while many


Building bird boxes

By Kate Bradbury on 14/12/2012 17:16:42

are unlikely to nest a busy location (for example if the box is too near a feeding station), or anywhere with strong sunlight or a prevailing wind. It’s generally advised to place the box in a north-easterly direction, but if shadows are provided by tall


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