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into pieces, drilled holes in them and then arranged them in the box with some bamboo, sunflower and teasel stems, all from the garden. The last bit of the trunk went into the pond so frogs could enter and exit more easily.This year I'll use the whole tree

traces of grease, and only use eco-friendly, biodegradable products, which I hope are safe to use around my frogs. Special kits can be bought to divert water from the bath/shower or washing machine to a storage tank outside, but I find dunking

to squeeze gardening in before work, and I'll go hungry when I get home in the evening to spend the last hours of sunlight with the plants, frogs and bees.But that's enough of me. I asked around the office and, not surprisingly, the answers were all similar

follow the instructions on the pack carefully, as these products can damage or kill surrounding plants and wildlife (particularly frogs) if applied carelessly.For small paths you can buy ready-to-use products in hand sprayers, but for large areas it

are more likely to remember it). Slugs start their reproductive cycle around February, if you manage to get them before they lay hundreds of eggs, that is a result.Encourage wildlife to your garden – thrushes, hedgehogs and frogs all eat slugs.Go out

and a wonderful stripy frog.Unlike most of her gardening friends, Fabiana grows native plants for moths and birds. A former farm, the land was sown mainly with Italian rye grass for grazing animals. Fabiana removed most of this grass and replaced

for damselflies, pond skaters and who knows, maybe even the frog that caused so much excitement when it hopped out across the tarmac at playtime last week.

slightly irritated when I read one of the kids' story books, in which someone discovers a frog or toad in the garden and their subsequent quest to find a suitable aquatic home for its release. Amphibians only go into water to breed in spring. Most

wildlife, such as overwintering frogs, bees and other insects use compost heaps too. And take care if you have decking. The space beneath decking is the perfect environment for a family of rats - it's sheltered, warm, hard to get to, and food scraps can

, transplant my display of Allium roseum and phacelia from one pot into another, and sort the herb pot out.As much as I love my frogs, I'll be dismantling their grow bag habitat. There's plenty of dense foliage for them to shelter beneath now and, as soon as I