Working with Wildflowers

      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 in Britain, being much more...

Garden pond Seed heads Wood pile             As the final autumn leaves fall from the trees and with December bringing colder nights and frosty mornings; now is the time to...

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

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 been fertilised or the lawn...

      In the first year after planting a wildflower area , there should be a good number of flowers present often daisies, knapweeds and clover. If planting from potted wildflowers,  flowers will be...