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subject, i think that althuogh manure smells it is a great way for helping you garden, but it does attract flies therefor it must attract birds which we do not wish to acompany us!. i also think that alan is over exadgerating.sorry if my spelling is not up

was removed to let birds do their job. Within days all the caterpillars were gone! If weather breaks and wind/frost is due then easy to pull fleece back on as protection. However still had to resort to slug pellets, but as undercover could not be accessed

they may be eating the suet nibbles & dried mealworms I put out for the birds.I have a hedgehog house, piles of logs, a small pond & lots of slugs & snails for them as well so they're welcome to stay! Thank you Kate. We are desperately trying to save

220 acres so there is lots of wild flowers and grass,We also have lots of birds bees and butterflies not to mention bugs,There is a great mix of trees of great age as well as newly planted,There is a place for all who want to use it. For the whole

by red hips in autumn which are good for birds.  Combine this with a clematis montana for spring flowers and a scented honeysuckle for summer flowers and you have an extended season of interest.    All offer nectar for insects and thus food for birds

long, it didn't freeze solid but all the frogs died.  My friend has a pond 4m square and almost 2m deep and he lost all his frogs too.I go out with a pan of hot water now when the pond freezes, as much for the birds and other mammals as for the frogs

Acer of mine, dissectum 'Demi-Sec'.  It's fairly dwarf so suitable for small areas..   Arabis Ther is the tree Amelanchier lanarkii It is on my wish list, white flowers in late spring. summer, berries that birds love and amazing autumn colour Now why

gardeners are opting to grow their own fruit and veg. so their(the bees') services are more in demand! I have bees living in the drill holes that were made for my cavity wall insulation. They chirp like birds. Its amazing to watch them. as bees

the slugs are eating them. I cut the bottom out of plastic flower pot and put it on the soil around the plant then put slug pellets inside. The cats cant get to them that way and any slug or snail that cereeps in and dies doesnt get eaten by the birds. Well

if you feed birds or provide cozy habitats around your garden where rats could live. We have a very well known duckpond in our village where children of all ages like to feed the ducks and swans (mostly on bread). Unfortunately this means the pond banks