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.Clean and sharpen knives and secateursPut up nesting boxes for birds on suitable treesMove shrubs growing in the wrong placeAround the gardenCut down willows and dogwoods to their baseFinish taking hardwood cuttingsPlant bare-root roses, hedging, trees and shrubs

clumps and replant your new plants wherever you want.Fix nesting boxes for birds to suitable treesGet petrol mowers and power tools servicedKeep indoor azaleas well-watered with rainwaterAround the gardenPrune back shoots on hydrangeas Trim all foliage

is towards the end of the summer when they start to die off. Just give them their space. You know they're good for your garden. I have a wasps nest in my shed, in a box I think because I see them coming in and out of it. I want to clean out my shed at some

it before the bird's start nesting as overgrown bushes of Lonicera Nitida are favoured nesting sites for all sorts of birds.  You could cut most of it back and leave a few older stems to take cuttings from in July or August and when they grow dig out the old

I'm a bit excited.  I've just watched a pair of swifts go under the fascia boards.  Resident sparrow made a noisy exit. Super, Welshonion. Next door neighbour has 4 swift nesting boxes under the eaves, just saw the first ones arrive today too

years I havent been able to put up bird boxes due to a cat who was a bit of a hunter. I now only have an old cat with no teeth (and who is unable to jump) so I may look into bird boxes this year. We put up a nest box early in 2010, but had no takers

Good advice, Kate. And it's not just bird feeders that must be kept clean, but bird baths too. Possibly it's even more important to keep bird baths clean, and I scrub mine every month.I've also recently emptied out a bird nest box, and sterilised

. be sure not to let the compost become too dry or too damp. by damping the compost it might make the bees go away. Reply to VixIt is possible to move bumblebee nests, but only if you have the right bumblebee box to move it into. This is quite a business

there be something wrong? Probably one of them was using the nest box while another just couldn't wait to lay her egg - not uncommon with young birds and also smaller 'pullet's eggs' are not uncommon  early on.  On the farm we'd pack them separately and sell them a

active nest of bees [although i was scared at first of them nesting so close to house] however not knowing what wax-moths were or are the naughty bugger flew into box and completey destroyed my bee nest.when i managed to open box up to see if i could save