Features and Advice

If you need some Christmas shopping ideas for the bird lover in your world, Jean Vernon has some great ideas.

The garden is rich in autumn fruit, seeds, nuts and berries and also insects, but competition is fierce. Here are 5 ways to help the birds over winter.

While they can be entertaining and fun to watch, most gardeners don’t feed the birds to fatten up the squirrels.

Grow some plants in the garden that bear berries to help birds through the winter. Pyracantha, ivy, holly and cotoneaster are all good choices.

It might sound daft but there’s a bit more to feeding the birds than putting out birdseed. Jean Vernon offers some timely advice

As the seasons change the garden birds become more animated in our gardens. Jean Vernon suggests ways to attract more garden birds.

Give your garden birds the very best support to see them through autumn and winter says Jean Vernon.

Geoff Hodge trials some of Richard Jackson’s Bird Food products in his own garden, this is what happened.

Jean Vernon’s guide on five summer flowering plants that will attract bees to your garden.

Do you want to help the bees, encourage butterflies and harness the power of nature? It’s time to really think about how you can help pollinators, says Jean Vernon.

Occasionally gardeners are faced with problems that need some attention. Here at Richard Jackson Garden we try to find kinder, cleaner but effective ways to garden.

Mention moles to most gardeners and the conversation immediately turns to lawns. Lovely swaths of manicured lawn punctuated by vast and numerous mounds of freshly, finely tilled soil.

If you want to do more to help save the bees you need to turn your attention to your garden bees, says Jean Vernon.

If you are taking part in the Big Garden Bird Watch you will want to submit the best records you can for your garden and attract more garden birds.

If you are getting ready for the Big Garden Bird Watch you need to be able to identify some of your common garden birds.

The garden birds aren’t just pretty to look at, they are a vital weapon in the gardener’s war on pests.

Feeding the birds brings your garden alive, adding a delightful, animated and colourful dimension to your garden, says Jean Vernon.

Many gardeners have never seen a hedgehog, but that doesn’t mean they don’t live and breed in and around our gardens. Jean Vernon suggests some ways to support these threatened creatures.Jean

Jean Vernon gives some advice on how you can add extra nesting habitats and shelter for wildlife in your garden.

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

Garden wasps are important garden pollinators and surprisingly good pest control too, says Jean Vernon

Gardeners are well placed to make a big difference to pollinators. Jean Vernon suggests lots of ways to help these precious creatures

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 you are doing.