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the critters time to find alternative accommodation.But it's great to see my windows are serving such a useful purpose - the PVC frames barely attracted any wildlife. It looks like there will be plenty of beneficial predatory insects and arachnids in my garden

I hope you had a good Christmas and a break from your normal routine - maybe a little extra sleep and a lot of extra time in the garden or greenhouse. I’m enjoying the post-Christmas peace and quiet, and the chance to spot some winter birdlife

as if the outbreak described  last year really will become a reality in my garden this year. Meanwhile, I await the hatching with more than a little interest!UPDATE: Our wildlife blogger Richard Jones has kindly supplied some images of ladybird larvae and pupae

… and then the bee arrived again clasping an out-sized circle of green leaf. Yes, we've got leaf cutter bees in our garden furniture. So you see, there really is another good reason for not quite finding the time to use wood-treatment on garden furniture! I've never

food? Peanuts are obviously highly nutritious, as are the various seeds we put out for them, but what about bread and pasta? They're hardly what wild birds in my Hampshire garden would normally find to eat. Are we subjecting our beautiful birds

full of holes - leafcutter bees are delightful creatures and I'm more than happy to share my garden with them.This summer I saw no evidence of leafcutter bee activity on the leaves of my plants, but witnessed something much more exciting. When emptying

The soil here is rock solid. Fortunately, I planted the last of the garlic last week, before temperatures plummeted. Now, I'd need to use an ice axe, rather than a fork if I wanted to plant anything.I answered the door recently to a courier, who was rather amused to find me weari...

For the last few years I've noticed large numbers of harlequin ladybirds (pictured, left) visiting my garden in summer, and then hibernating inside my window frames over winter.The window frames also provide winter shelter for lacewings and many

into the depths of the garden. But a couple of days later we spotted them. We'd just driven the car through the gate and had stopped to close it before setting off for the day. Suddenly there were yells of a mixture of horror and fascination from the children. I