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with fresh water - do try to do this when topping up feeders.Any tender plants still left outside will, or should I say won’t be alive now! Even those brought under cover and into an unheated greenhouse will probably have been frosted. That doesn’t mean they

plenty for the birds), took them home and dropped them in a glass of water. According to Dan, this simulates the process of the rosehip passing through a bird's stomach. (Honeysuckle berries are best sown fresh in autumn and the ivy berries were unripe

as the season progresses. They also provide great cut flowers, or just simply take a single flower and float it in a glass bowl of water as a simple table decoration.Another favourite is Tulbaghia, and in particular a variety called ‘Silver Lace’ with silvery

onions, watercress (no you don't need running water), runner beans and cut-and-come-again lettuce.Which veg crops do you think offer the best return from the space devoted to them? For me it's salads (a wide mix of tasty leaf types), herbs like parsley

into the soil before planting. I crammed three plants into the end of one of my deep beds, where it can be left undisturbed to flourish. A deep compost mulch and regular watering during last summer's drought got it well established. However, this spring two

across the water surface, and the newts are in full-flow courtship below.Blackbirds and thrushes are working double-time on the lawn and the local woodpigeons seem constantly out of breath, they are so busy.But for me, the highlight of the last few days

grow to about 7-10cm long before cutting off and rooting in a glass of water. Pot them up, and you've got smashing young plants that will start flowering and fruiting in just a few weeks.And when it comes to fertilisers, many people are totally confused

at the edge of the water in total darkness with bats swirling around me.Like so much of our wildlife, bats are having a hard time. This is mostly due to the widespread use of pesticides in agriculture. British bats feed exclusively on insects, so spraying

conditions she experiences near the east coast. Rainfall is sparse and infrequent, and watering costly and time consuming, so plants are chosen that relish dry conditions.And that is one of the big lessons I've learned from visiting gardens during this cruise

turf overcoat, and this time the area is being regularly watered to ensure they grow.Now I'll have to wait and see if they grow. And if they do, will my wife insist I go straight out with the mower to return our lawn to its natural state? Watch