Feeding the birds… without the cost
I was joined by my little friend in the garden again yesterday. Every gardener has one: a little shadow flitting …
Category Archives: wildlife gardening
The October veg garden
Harvesting this month: French beans, carrots, the last of the courgettes and patty pan summer squash, Musquee de Provence winter …
We are all scientists
Recently I found myself sitting cross-legged staring into my hedge. I have particularly fine hedges. Good thing too as there …
Wordless Wednesday
Flutter by and grab free seeds
Last year was a good year for butterflies. I have the lace-doily cabbages to prove it. I suspect this year …
This week in the garden: Going to sow a meadow
This is my little meadow area at the top of the terraces. It doesn’t look very inspiring at the moment …
Where the wild things are
Ever since I saw the wonderful wildlife tower Nigel Dunnett built (with, no doubt, the aid of a small army …
Hedging my bets #1
I am feeling the heavy weight of responsibility on my shoulders. You see, I have a proper hedgerow to look …
Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home
Has anyone else had ladybirds setting up home in odd corners this autumn? We’ve had a veritable plague. They started …
There’s an elephant in my garden
Look what we found crawling across our lawn today. Isn’t he extraordinary? He stayed just like this, reared up like …
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