Wildlife
How can I help garden wildlife?
Jean Vernon gives some advice on how you can add extra nesting habitats and shelter for wildlife in your garden.
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Inspiration
Future proofing the garden
Geoff Stonebanks has some advice on how to make your garden more resilient, ensuring it can adapt, survive and recover from extreme weather.
Plants
Which bulbs are good for pots?
Geoff Stonebanks share’s his advice for planting bulbs in pots and containers
Edibles
How to harvest, ripen and store your produce
After months of hard work, it’s time to reap the rewards of your labour. Martyn Cox helps you harvest, ripen and store your vegetables.
Wildlife
How to stop squirrels eating bird food
While they can be entertaining and fun to watch, most gardeners don’t feed the birds to fatten up the squirrels.
Wildlife
Five fun mini-beasts
Get to know some of the fun and funky creatures that live and breathe in our gardens this summer. Here are five to fascinate the kids.
Wildlife
What do wasps do?
Garden wasps are important garden pollinators and surprisingly good pest control too, says Jean Vernon
Wildlife
How to provide safe water for the birds
As a nation we love feeding the birds. But it’s just as important to ensure they have a safe and reliable source of fresh water says Jean Vernon.
Wildlife
Butterflies and caterpillars
As a gardener there are a few garden ‘pests’ that can wreak havoc on our plants such as caterpillars. But before you reach for that insecticide take a few moments to really think about what...
Wildlife
Leafcutter bee
Leafcutter bees may leave unsightly holes in leaves as they cut small semi-circles to seal in their eggs; but these excellent pollinators are a true gardener’s friend.
Wildlife
Five herbs for bees
Even a small pot of herbs can make a difference to your pollinating friends. Jean Vernon chooses five great herbs to grow for the bees.
Wildlife
Supporting early emerging pollinators
As our garden pollinators start to emerge in spring, just like the birds, they need our help to nest and breed, Jean Vernon explains.
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