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-made ones.This was no news to me. I've been trying to attract bumblebees to nest in my garden for years. My bumblebee nester has made a great home for spiders, but no bumblebees have ever shown interest. I even added some mouse litter from the local pet shop

ready for the council to come and collect. On some of the leaves were ladybird pupae, while spiders spun new webs in the wreckage. There may also have been chrysalises of the holly blue butterfly, whose caterpillars feed on ivy in summer. They

. Like long-tailed tits, goldcrests eat insects and spiders, but specialise in tiny morsels such as moth eggs. Their beaks are designed to pick out insects from between pine needles. In really cold winters they will occasionally come to garden feeders, so keep

magazine and web teams. Kevin lamented: "flowers that are labelled as 'salmon' in colour are always hideous". I couldn't agree more. Google Geranium 'Salmon Princess' for a treat.Abigail doesn't like pieris; Vic hates spider plants, although she concedes

' Delight' (which confusingly produces cherry tomatoes), and bush types to try include 'Tumbling Tom', 'Gartenperle' and 'Red Alert'.Please don't worry about 'bugs'. Indoor plants can be misted with water to increase humidity and halt red spider mite

foliage and ensure pots aren't placed too closely together. Dead foliage can lead to the onset of disease, while closely growing plants prevent airflow between them, providing the perfect conditions for diseases and infestations of blackfly and red spider

of gardening is excellent. To this day, bumble and solitary bees nest in the nooks and crannies of the dry stone walls. Countless other insects and spiders also inhabit the rocks, and at lower altitudes, lizards take advantage of the warm, dry spaces concealed