Another depressing statistic – 2024 was the worst year for bumblebees since records began – can’t have surprised anyone who can remember the cold and wet spring last year. Populations of common species like white-tailed and red-tailed bumblebees fell by 60% and 74% respectively, and other garden favourites like the buff-tailed and garden bumblebees also [...]
These chill, sunless, days at the start of the year encourage reflection and introspection. What will this new year bring to the world? I can’t help feeling anxious about the chaos humans are creating everywhere and the apparent lack of political will to do something about it. Recently I’ve been avoiding the news and those [...]
Relax and help wildlife! – more and more of us are finding that a really easy way to bring more wildlife to our gardens is to leave some lawn to grow tall and flower over the summer – yes, grasses have beautiful flowers too! Try leaving part of your lawn unmown for a few weeks [...]
If you are lucky enough to have an area of your garden with damp conditions, then here are my suggestions for some of the very best native wetland plants that will add lots of colour and structure, while attracting a host of wildlife too. Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) – this is a simply stunning perennial, [...]
The choice of trees and shrubs at a garden centre or nursery can be rather daunting, but do try to include some native types in your garden as these will support many more of the insects that provide an important food source for garden birds. The availability of berries in our gardens in winter is [...]