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today and he told me that there are no other ponds nearby and he's only ever seen a few frogs in yrs. it's left me a bit disheartened, however I will hope for the best that we attract something to the garden.  Yes, you will attract wildlife.  Frogs

my first house and am lucky to be getting a small garden. I would like to grow food and flowers as well as offer something for wildlife in a very small space, but as it is quite an urban area I don't want to attract vermin by putting out too much

The snow was great fun, but it made wildlife watching in my garden a bit pointless. I am rather biased on this, because as far as I'm concerned, wildlife really means insects. OK, there are a few birds and the odd squirrel out there

questions online about me and my garden I can now download factsheets containing advice on how to attract and benefit wildlife.Out in my garden there is already a good deal going on. I've noticed the green shieldbugs in my garden are all purple. Saturday

of plots on your street, in your town, and up and down the country.But do we do enough to attract wildlife to our gardens? To find out, Gardeners' World Magazine got together with the RSPB and came up with an audit, published in the November issue. Broken

for wildlife: "move any debris to a corner of the garden out of sight, but where it can still benefit insects and mammals."My garden is just 4m² and less than a year old, but I’ve managed to attract a host of wild creatures, including blue tits and great tits

of satisfaction. I'm always keen to attract wildlife, and I'm pleased that this time it worked. Old nesting material can harbour diseases, pests and parasites, which can carry over from one season to the next if it's not removed. So I need to get the ladder out

of plants and flowers  - some native, but all planted to attract wildlife. It's taking shape and this autumn we will plant a golden-berried viburnum opulus and a damson tree. All that sets the scene. But should we be worried  by the algal growth? I

an attractive form of wildlife, large colonies can strip leaves bare.Shredded leaves caused by an infestation of caterpillars. In some cases, the leaves are completely decimated and the plant can die.Pick them off by hand and dispose of them, keeping a special

attract wildlife?? Beth http://www.bbka.org.uk/learn/gardening_for_bees Hi Beth, there's a download on this page with a list of bee friendly plants. Something with berries for the birds would be good, maybe your rose has hips. Hawthorn is excellent ok