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Follow Joe Swift's step-by-step video demonstration to making your own rustic plant supports for climbers, from bamboo canes.all year roundMore on plant supportsCreating a metal obeliskConstructing a hazel trellisMaking a spiral plant supportSupporting your plants

bird table.Browse plants that are attractive to wildlifeBrowse a variety of plants with berries

blog by Pippa GreenwoodMake a bird boxBird baths blog by Adam PascoMake a green roof for a bird tableBrowse plants that are attractive to wildlifeBrowse plants with berries

Bird tables can be improved with a living, green roof that looks attractive and encourages more wildlife to visit your garden. The best plants to use for green roofs on your bird table are sedums, as they can withstand drought and grow on poor soil

Ever wondered what the ingredients of great compost are? Chris Beardshaw shows you what to put on your heap and what to leave off, to create black gold for your garden.all year roundMore tips on how to improve your soilBuild a compost binHow to make good compostMake a soil sieveV...

Our gardens our becoming increasingly important places for wild animals and especially birds. By providing a regular supply of food and water, we can help birds survive the challenging winter months, when they can struggle to survive.One way you can help is by combining pine cone...

Pliable, young willow stems are the perfect material to use for making plant supports. Easy and quick to assemble, willow supports are attractive features in their own right, before they are eventually hidden by lush plant growth.Willow stemsBamboo canesSecateursGarden twine or s...

untouched will help provide essential shelter for garden wildlife.Leaves have a habit of jumping out of wheelbarrows when they are on the move, so load them into a couple of large, deep, reinforced woven plastic bags with handles. These are lightweight

directly into the terraces, or into nearby fountains so that they could be easily watered by hand, although sometimes they didn't need watering at all. Also, these terraces helped prevent mountain erosion.From a wildlife gardening perspective, this style

Pebble mosaic makes the perfect surface for stepping stones to create an informal path in areas of lawn or gravel and is not only decorative but also extremely durable, and protects grass from wear and tear. Rounded tactile pebbles and slate in earthy shades produce natural-looki...