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Absence of Frogs
Three years ago I had over 60 frogs in my wildlife friendly garden in South Suffolk. Numbers subsequently diminished and this year there is only one frog on the pond. Have not discovered any dead frogs. What is going on ? JenBee Hi JenBee, do by JenBee
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26/03/2012 10:19:49
by oscarb
Bee friendly plants for hanging baskets
 most wildlife-friendly plants! You could try herbs such as thyme, chives, rosemary, sage, mint and marjoram etc which are good for beneficial insects and useful in the kitchen.  Lavender is always a winner, and I found that the bees were attracted to gazania by Bowdeeka
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12/03/2012 19:27:28
by Bowdeeka
Hi all having depression
and i am a stay at home wife so my world is the home the animals and the wildlife do not have any human vistiors and we only have one car at present not a has grown this year had a handful ogf golden rashberrys so praying i can pull myself round again by Lindapenney158
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25/10/2012 21:08:52
by Lindapenney158
Ponds
, you'll be surprised how many people overlook this very important detail. You can make a small pond out of anything watertight.  A friend of mine used one of those kiddies shell-shaped sand-pits and it worked well.  If it's for wildlife, leave out by mdw84
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11/06/2012 15:56:49
by kB3
Talkback: Garden foxes
into the garden,they  are part of the wildlife around and do in our case take out a lot of the rat population ,you have to live with them to be part of the environment we live in ,annoying sometimes but so are humans.You cant choose what comes to visit or what you by gatehill
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08/12/2012 07:40:25
by jatnikapyar
Salvia's
,Planted geraniums & dwarf marigolds at same time,no damage to them. Pesticides are fine if used correctly-there are wildlife friendly slug pellets available if you don't like the blue ones-depends on how you feel They may not have found the other plants yet by lordkent
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12/07/2012 09:03:53
by lordkent
Cornus Kousa
wildlife friendly garden with lots of plants in flower at the same time so I don't think that is the problem. I think this year has been very bad for pollinating insects.  I have many friends whose apple and pear crops are nil because the blossom by Daintiness
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29/08/2012 16:12:07
by obelixx
Dangers of antifreeze to pets & other animals
Hi all (I'm not sure if this is the right forum topic for this - moderators, please move if need be, thanks). My friend's two young cats had to be put down on Sunday as they were poisoned by antifreeze. The vet said that it may have been due to a by LyndseyM
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20/09/2012 19:16:50
by Dovefromabove
Talkback: Gardeners and the Big Society
by; composting the waste from the small animals; harvesting rain water to use in the garden; reusing donated plant pots, fencing and wire.- Making the garden a friendly and sustainable place for wildlife by installing; insect hotels; a small pond by Julia Smith
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10/01/2012 11:33:52
by Adam Pasco
Bees
in front of you! I moved house myself about two years ago and have been creating a wildlife friendly garden ever since. Within this last two years I have seen the number of bees, butterflies and all types of other wildlife increase dramatically! I have by Midget25
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04/08/2012 16:46:49
by blueberry77