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/tastes attractive to cats and other animals.  I've since been told that adding cider vinegar to water features also helps keep them running through the winter and is safe for pets, should they come into contact with it.  If anyone has any other alternatives

for something that will grow to a height of about 8', preferably native and attract wildlife. Any suggestions. ...you might like this one, it's Sambucus plumosa Aurea, a form of Elder.  I think the leaf colour would contrast with your blue flowering Ceanothus

or whitebeam.  They have creamy flowers in spring and then berries in autum and attractive foliage.  They will provide food and shelter for insects and birds. Have a look at these - http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1852  - http

James, derelict bomb-sites are actually very good for wildlife. How about a compromise, guys?Everyone has a area that is sort of ignored. Cut and trim all you want, but move the trimmings to that unused area for the winter.Works for us... Of course

ponds.If you have a garden pond, no matter how small or large, then you'll be able to grow aquatic plants In addition to looking attractive, pond plants can provide useful surface cover and shelter for aquatic wildlife.Grow pond plants in aquatic

when I see it. Its bark is decorated with a thick crust of lichen, and lots of birds, especially thrushes, eat its fruit. It’s beautiful. Not only would my crab apple provide fruit for birds in winter, but its spring flowers would attract bees

they are transformed by the arrival of tonnes of imported topsoil and a bewildering rainbow of garden plants, for Gardeners' World Live.Whilst I was there I was asked to research and create a container of plants to attract wildlife, and despite the rain, it looked

, such as lavender and viper’s bugloss. Then there are the trees and shrubs that have been too big to consider until now. And perhaps I’ll have room for a hedge or mini meadow (who am I kidding?).And then there’s the wildlife. Which species can I lure into my garden

-footed bee hovered briefly outside the kitchen.I've just been wandering about the garden in my shirtsleeves, feeling the real warmth of the sun catch me, and it seems that all the wildlife has just been queuing up ready for this sunshine. The trouble is, I

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