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maintenance team and trespasser), which provides a habitat for wildlife. In more urban areas there are escapees from people's gardens - for example on the route to London from my house there's a great swathe of trackside covered with Fallopia baldschuanicum

to improve this area.    Are you looking for something for adults to plant that looks good with little upkeep, or something to get the kids interested in growing things and wildlife? Hello Nutcutlet, We are looking for all those things really. The adults

locations and it's currently situated under a large hedge so that they will not be disturbed. I'm trying to make my garden a bit of a sanctuary for wildlife, learning as I go. The garden has a variety of shrubs, which already attract bees (especially

, and the pond should be roundish in shape, rather than long and thin like a cast iron bath, then there's a chance that the deep water middle won't freeze as quickly down at the bottom. And a bog garden at the side of the pond will attract no end of wildlife

not attract slugs and snails which we planted out - they have been eaten.We have put out beer/yeast traps which work on a tiny proportion of the nasties!As a veterinary nurse I refuse to use slug pellets as even the 'animal friendly' ones can cause domestic

 most wildlife-friendly plants! You could try herbs such as thyme, chives, rosemary, sage, mint and marjoram etc which are good for beneficial insects and useful in the kitchen.  Lavender is always a winner, and I found that the bees were attracted to gazania

seeds available to buy rupert44 wrote (see) Could someone tell me the name of the thistle that grows to 6ft .. Not quite sure which plant you mean. Teasel is a wonderful wildlife plant, that's huge and looks a bit like a thistle. It's particularly

, commuters, joggers and roller bladers (even though there are signs saying not to, but hey - this is Paris). There's lots going on but I have to admit that there are not many signs of wildlife. The plants are fastidiously tended and the borders manicured

to attract any wildlife. I've decided to relocate the pond to a more sunny area away from the raised bed. Have you any suggestions of what I can do with the old pond site which is about 2 meters long and 1.5 meters wide? Not a pond expert Gary but I do have

Yea, appreciation, at last! I will tell Peter and the boys! I filled my front garden many years ago with shrubs, flowers,dwarf? trees and let it get on with attracting the wildlife and weeds in the few spaces. It teems with birds and insects