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and take down my home-made box. Then it's an easy job - simply remove all the nesting debris and thoroughly sterilise the inside of the box with boiling water. After leaving it to dry out, put it back in position.When buying or making a nest box, make sure

, diving beetles, water boatmen, backswimmers and pond skaters may have their preferences too, and I would spend my days working out which one they favoured. Perhaps I would write about my findings from my office overlooking the ponds. (Clearly, I’ve put a

an occasional watering to keep them going.My gladioli produced lots of cut flowers during August, and I lifted their fat corms at the weekend. They should store well, nestled cosily in a box of dry, insulating vermiculite to keep them frost free. Hopefully they