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. Just make sure the creatures in your garden can access it. But do make yourself a log pile or two - they make fantastic wildlife habitats.Have you taken the wildlife audit? How did you score?

over and remove it once a layer of ice has formed. If the pond has already frozen, make a hole by leaving a pan of hot water on the surface, allowing the base of the pan to melt the ice. Froglife also warns against smashing or pouring hot water

root cuttings from my mum's garden. Some didn't flower, so I'm hoping they will this year. I'm also looking forward to single plants growing into clumps, as they become established and make my garden their own.And what went wrong? I grew far too many

will be reduced, while caterpillar food plants could die through lack of water, taking the caterpillars (and therefore butterflies) with them. The dry, hard ground will make life hard for robins and blackbirds looking for worms to feed themselves and their young

I recently visited the community orchard at Haggerston Park. It makes a lovely little wildlife sanctuary amidst the concrete of built-up Hackney: all fruit trees, wildflowers and long grass. It's also home to a few ornamental plants, including pot

by fences and hedges – things that make it easy to travel between them. It backs on to a cycle path, has walls on either side and is surrounded by concrete. Yet here it is, a mouse, living in my compost bin.The great thing about mice is that they have

, leading to flooding. If every building had a green roof - be it an office block or garden bin store - much of this water would be absorbed before it even hit the ground.My shed has a tiny, steep roof, so we needed to make sure any soil that was added

entrance hole can make a fantastic substitute for many species. And birds won’t just breed in it – a well-placed box can also provide winter refuge for small species such as wrens. More than 60 species are known to use nest boxes, including blue tits, great

to make statements rather than reflect real life. But what are they saying?My favourite garden this year is the 'Sowing the seeds of Change' garden, designed by Adam Frost. It’s beautifully planted with alliums, aquilegias, foxgloves and geraniums, as well

to death (they weren't the healthiest of specimens to start with). But, despite these hiccups, I'm happy to share my garden with them. Some of the patterns they make on leaves are quite beautiful – I like to think of them as nature's graffiti.As well