Features and Advice

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

Rose expert Michael Marriott chooses roses that are good for pollinators such as 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.

As our garden pollinators start to emerge in spring, just like the birds, they need our help to nest and breed, Jean Vernon explains.

Look out for signs of spring in your garden. It will lift your spirits and prove that winter will soon be behind us.

Spring is a great time to install a house for your feathered friends. Jean Vernon has some top tips and advice on siting a nest box in your garden.

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 love birds, look out for these magical movements of starlings as they swoop and swirl in magnificent murmurations.

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.

Give your bird feeders and bird baths a health check before the breeding season.

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