The Wild Garden: Expanded Edition

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Turning down stream are the canals, leading over three waterfalls and eventually flowing on down to the Evenlode.

He aims to turn his old childhood garden into a haven for native wildlife over the course of two years. All the steps above are how you make a wildlife friendly garden. Providing shelter and food are the two crucial ways to make wildlife feel at home in your garden. Encouraging wildlife into your garden is a winner all-round. They can help out your garden plants and you would be doing a good deed for all those creatures in need of a home or food throughout the winter.You might think of bees as living in hives in large colonies, serving a queen and producing honey – but actually only about 10% of the bee species do this. The other 90% are solitary bees and don’t produce honey, although they are still very important as pollinators. There’s something calming about having a white scheme. It’s a blank canvas you can add to and change up whether it’s with cushions, plants and flowers' To get the most out of your wildflower lawn, mow it short in late winter, lifting the clippings, and then leave the next mow until late summer after the flowers have all seeded.

The Wild Garden was originally published in 1870 and proceeded through a series of editions and reprints through the author's lifetime. (1838-1935) Colin is also a filmmaker and television presenter, best known for his work on a variety of BBC nature documentaries. All visitors to the Wild Garden are reminded that the Garden is private property and they are required to respect the rules of entry and to help preserve the peace and tranquillity the Garden offers.

All wildlife needs a place to shelter and one of the best wildlife garden ideas is to provide safe spaces where they can hide, nest and overwinter. This can range from simply leaving a pile of logs in a quiet corner or the garden to building your own bespoke bee house Zooey Deschanel's 'dramatic' wallpaper marks one of the biggest color trends of 2024 – experts say it's timeless Read more: Love Your Garden host Alan Titchmarsh: How did he help William and Kate celebrate their wedding? Where is Wild Gardener Colin Stafford-Jones from? You can plant different shrubs/trees/flowers that will either provide food for birds in the form of seeds, berries or nectar,' Shannen explains. 'Also giving shelter and warmth under dense foliage or they will attract insects which birds and other wildlife can feed off.'