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Are sterile plants any good for wildlife?

On 02/08/2012 in forum

Hi - I have a wildlife garden and I don't use any plants that aren't beneficial to bees and beneficial insects. I recently bought 6 plugs of Foxglove Pink Illumination which is the brand new perrennial foxglove which won at Chelsea. They are coming


Hedge or border

On 12/12/2012 in forum

occidentalis "Little Gem".  Now is a good time to plant when there is a mild day not a hard frost. I love a holly hedge - good for wildlife, good for security, attractive throughout the year, you could go for one of the variegated ones or one of the very dark


heloo every one

On 18/05/2013 in forum

i have just joined this site,i am wild about any thing to do with gardening,nature and wildlife,my garden is planted with any thing to attract,bees,butterflies,and birds,yrs ago if i found greenfly i would be annoyed,but now when i see them i think


getting rid of slugs

On 31/05/2012 in forum

places-they will hide under anything bits of wood, pots etc. Then go out after dark with a torch-you will find them having supper and you can dispose as you wish Thirdly slug pellets -if you are against the traditional blue ones there are available a wild-life


Talkback: Native versus non-native plants

On 03/07/2012 in forum

it. Is there a competition for the least popular wildlife-friendly plant?   We inherited an enormous lime tree that hums with bees in summer.  I know that there are some limes that, though attractive to bees, are actually poisonous to them.  I don


Wildlife Ponds

On 04/04/2012 in forum

I would like a small pond in my garden for wildlife.  I have an old bath tub and wondered if anyone else has turned one into a pond.  Ideally I would like to sink it into the ground.  Any advice much appreciated. Hi MrsSpratt, an old bath makes a


Talkback: Feeding the birds

On 27/06/2012 in forum

Poor little mouse. The profusion of ctas in my areas bugs the life out of me. Endless destruction of borders, faeces in the soil, dead birds. I cannot fathom why people (especially wildlife enthusiasts!!) keep these dreadful animals as house pets


'weeds' at Chelsea

On 02/06/2012 in forum

and so on.. It's actually possible to attract wildlife such as beneficial pollinating insects and hedgehogs and amphibians to a garden without growing weeds.  Growing single flowers instead of sterile doubles provides masses of nectar and they


Talkback: Butterflies

On 28/11/2011 in forum

Our buddleja has proved very popular with butterflies in the past few days - think they were Peacocks - very attractive. While not teeming, there were at least 5 or 6 at any one time. It's our garden's first full year, so not sure if this is a


Gardening For Wildlife

On 13/11/2012 in forum

  plants that are useful for butterflies,all sorts of buddleia ,sedums,e.t.c,pants that are similar to out native ones that attract wildlife and birds.Holly,hazel,hawthorn.You can make a really good beginning by planting what would make wild life attracted


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