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Evergreen climbers

On 30/03/2013 in forum

I have a wooden fence all around my garden And would like evergreen climbers for cover and wildlife.So any suggestions would be helpfull. Pyracantha, birds love the berries and lovely white flower clusters in June attract the insects. Would need


water feature

On 19/06/2012 in forum

".  There's a pre-formed pond specifically designed to attract garden wildlife.  With some careful planting around the edges, this type of pond can be intergrated into even the smallest gardens.  You can even place it on your patio or deck.  Good luck


All year plants

On 08/04/2013 in forum

, insects. are there any flowers/plant that would attract these? any advice would be great   Thank you Hi incojim If you do some web searches 'Plants for bees', 'plants for wildlife' etc you'll get long lists. You don't have to spend a lot, there are plenty


tulips losing their heads

On 17/05/2013 in forum

or collected. Does anyone know what could be the reason for this? I live in a Glagow city suburbs with very few wildlife issues to worry about.  Wind? PatsyC - I considered that also but I dont think that the wind was that strong over the time


Talkback: Do we really want wildlife in our gardens?

On 05/02/2012 in forum

Thanks for your comments, I've been thinking these thoughts for years, is it a marketing ploy for all of those companies who sell various attractive wildlife products to pretty-up our gardens, animals and wildlife would much prefer a wilderness to a


Do we really want wildlife in our gardens?

On 26/10/2011 in Wildlife

I’m afraid I’ve been rather disparaging about fat balls and landscape gardeners again. It all came out at the Kent Wildlife Conference, held on Saturday at the University of Greenwich’s swanky new Medway Campus, down in Chatham.The theme


Talkback: Hedgehogs and foxes

On 22/02/2013 in forum

garden more of a wildlife garden - is there anything I can add to it for hedgehogs? Where do they hibernate, for example? here in Bristol we had a abundance of wildlife but Hedgehogs have not been seen for along time.I use to have them in the garden all


How to raise cut flowers from seed

On 27/03/2013 in Projects: Seeds and bulbs

round. Also, many attract bees, butterflies and other insects, providing a valuable resource for our native wildlife.Raise cut flowers from seed in small pots or modular trays during spring, and the cut-flower plants will be ready to plant out in May


Ladybirds

On 17/06/2011 in Wildlife

After last week's excitement about the ladybird party on the BBC allotment, I was delighted to learn that the UK Ladybird Survey had a stand at this year’s Gardeners' World Live.There’s always a few wildlife charities at the show and each year I


Talkback: Footprints in the snow

On 28/11/2011 in forum

What a lovely piece of writing, Richard, all about the wildlife we have here in Bristol in our gardens. I seldom venture out in below zero temperatures asii am over eighty, but I go round all my bungalow windows snapping the wildlife and observing


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