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Native plants

On 04/12/2009 in Wildlife

it into a wildlife garden. I'll plant it up with a range of local, native plants (as well as some of my favourite bee-friendly cultivars), and monitor the wildlife that it attracts. So far we just have a friendly pigeon visiting, and the frogs I rescued from


How to make a home for stag beetles

On 20/07/2011 in Projects: Wildlife gardening

periodically.Find out more about stag beetle conservation.Attracting insects and wildlife to your gardenFlowers to attract bees and other insects.Wildlife-friendly plantsBuilding a bug box for insectsMaking a bee hotelBrowse a variety of plants


Verbena plants stripped

On 08/06/2012 in forum

effective wildlife friendly slug pellets available. Yes, my bet would also be slugs or snails.   Any sign of their slimy trails? Could be deer? They keep getting mine ..... No trails but slug pellets were put down last night and a couple of large snails


Pot growing Mahonia x media "charity"?

On 26/04/2013 in forum

Hello, I have a fairly small garden and my main objective is to make it as bee and wildlife friendly as possible. I know that Mahonias are great sources of early nectar for bees and would love to grow one for that reason alone (not actually a huge


At wits end with carrots and slugs

On 03/05/2012 in forum

so I can weed etc. But I mainly do this to protect them from carrot fly which can ruin my full crop. A net might keep Mr hedgehog out from the carrot patch. Also, there are wildlife friendly slug pellets on the market these days, I think


Wilding the Chelsea Flower Show

On 23/05/2011 in Gardeners' musings

. There was also a gorgeous sculpture of two boxing hares.Even more traditional ornamental gardens featured relaxed, wildlife-friendly planting. Cleve West's Daily Telegraph Garden was made using reclaimed Cotswold stone and yew hedging, along with nectar


Talkback: Unwelcome wildlife

On 02/02/2012 in forum

wildlife gardening with the wild garden which is quite different. We "Wildlife friendly gardeners " are choosing to share our garden with wildlife but, being true gardeners, we are subjugating nature to suit our needs as homo sapiens. The neighbours cats


Getting rid of slugs

On 15/04/2013 in forum

 this... hope it's  wildlife friendly ..


desperate for advice please

On 16/04/2012 in forum

I have a lovely yet tiny garden that i have cultivated over the last 6 years to be wildlife friendly, i have a hedgehog house that is now used on a regular basis and lots of bird feeders etc, i have a wildflower section too. my problem is that we


How to make a bug box

On 15/01/2010 in Projects: Wildlife gardening

Flowers to attract bees and other insectsWildlife-friendly plantsMaking a stag beetle bucketCreating a bee hotelBrowse a variety of plants that are attractive to wildlifeView a selection of plants with spring flowering bulbs


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