Planting Tips

Wildflowers generally prefer a soil that has low fertility. Therefore they are great to plant in areas that may not have been cultivated for some while. If the soil has…

                Seeing wildflowers in fields, woodlands or meadows in nature is a joyful experience with the open expanse, and nature's palette of colours.…

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      Alder buckthorn and Common buckthorn are the larval foodplants of one of our most spectacular British butterflies, the Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni).  The Brimstone has an interesting distribution…

Field scabious Cornflower   Common knapweed Butterfly numbers have been severely hit in recent years due to loss of habitat and some very wet summers. Planting wildflowers is a way…

      A woodland area in your garden will attract a wide diversity of wildlife; and although many gardens will not have space for a large wooded area, even…

Ponds are a major source of wildlife and no matter what size you can build in your garden; adding a pond or wet area can create an amazing wildlife habitat…

Keith's story of the changes he is making to a patch of new woodland in Herefordshire. Seven years ago we acquired an acre of land adjoining our garden in rural…