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interest and an instant snack for birds.Install a bird bath, where birds can drink and clean their feathers - essential for insulationBirdsFrogs, toads and newts overwinter in log and leaf piles, or beneath stones and plant pots. Some rest in the mud

the window at back gardens whizzing by at 70mph. It's also always interesting to see which plants flourish in the no-man's-land of railway embankments. At this time of year there's a dense covering, largely undisturbed by man (apart from the occasional

.Native Americans used to place small fish in planting holes and you can get the same effect by burying fish scraps in trenches before planting.Pigeon manure is among the richest of manures and was particularly popular in Persia where they kept pigeon houses

Queen Mother. Olga, the new head gardener, is just coming to terms with such an exposed garden, designed in part to provide cut flowers and produce for the house. Tall walls and dividing hedges are essential to create shelter, and new planting projects

the feature is completed.Place two house bricks on each side of the pump, ensuring that their upper level is slightly higher than the top of the pump. Fill the pan with clean water, to just below the level of the trimmed pond liner.Lay the plastic

sure you try your hardest to get there sometime. It was one of the few gardens that I'd really love to have at my house, and would be extremely proud to have created, with its herbaceous borders that were second to none, a wonderful layout of a central

I don't really do birds. I'm usually too busy peering down at insects on flowers or running across leaves. Or I'm on hands and knees, bum in the air, turning stones over looking for ground beetles or grubbing at plant roots for weevils

, mysticism, strange tools and exotic outfits are purely optional. Just remember you're dealing with miniature trees not house plants; like trees they need cold winters, air, water and sunshine to thrive.For more information you could try the Federation

grow it in a border close to the house, where I can admire it in full bloom from my kitchen window. It has rich yellow cup-shaped blooms that fade to pale yellow, a colour rarely found in old roses. The upright habit of 'Graham Thomas' means it stands

as possible, but the night time temperatures have plummeted recently. If I want this gorgeous plant to survive, I'll have to move it to the greenhouse soon. In the meantime, perhaps I'll just drag the pot a little closer to the house and keep a few metres