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‘If we and the rest of the back-boned animals were to disappear overnight, the rest of the world would get on pretty well. But if the invertebrates were to disappear, the world’s ecosystems would collapse.’ David Attenborough. Pollinators are invertebrates (animals without a backbone) that are responsible for the reproduction of flowering plants, including fruit […]

Climate Change and Garden Design The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) consisting of the world’s leading scientists have recently issued a warning that we have 12 years to reduce global warming to a maximum of 1.5◦C. We are already seeing the effects of climate change in this country with wet winters and hot

Not only are they adorable creatures, hedgehogs are great for our gardens, feeding on garden pests such as slugs, caterpillars and leatherjackets. But their numbers are falling. There were an estimated 36.5 million in the 1950’s which reduced to 1.5 million in 1995, and they have been falling at 5% every year since. This decline

Autumn is a great time to take stock of your garden and make improvements, or at least start planning for next year. Even after planting a garden from scratch, some attention is required after a few years and more mature gardens may need more drastic action if they have not been maintained regularly. In mainly

Last summer the remaining two thirds of the garden was landscaped which has meant that I have had fun planting last autumn and this spring. My approach to the garden was firstly to make a list of plants that I wanted to grow, and plan where the structural shrubs were going to go, ensuring that

During the summer you can relax and enjoy your garden, but autumn is a key time for some important maintenance tasks. Tidying faded perennials A lot of perennials will start to die down from early October onwards. Some plants can stand upright for a long time and can add interest through their shape and form