• For the love of natural lawns – great green spaces for wildlife and people
    A blackbird hops across the lawn, its dark feathers gleaming in the summer sunshine. It pauses for a moment, ducks down and emerges with a worm wriggling in its bright yellow beak. Dusky summer evenings...
  • For Peat’s Sake
    A blog posted on behalf of Adrian Thomas. Peat is precious. It grows at about one metre every thousand years, which works out at a measly one millimetre a year. Many of you will be aware of the long...
  • Celebrate National Tree Week
    "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." ― Chinese proverb To celebrate National Tree Week (Saturday 27 November – Sunday 5 December), Morwenna Alldis, Communications...
  • Night-scented plants for moths
    When you think about how you want your garden to be, it’s easy to prioritise how it looks and making sure it’s the right space for you, but what about also making it the right space for wildlife? That...
  • Attracting wildlife to your garden
    When I moved into my 3 bedroomed terraced house in December 2003 the, smallish, garden was half covered with sterile decking and we were visited by very little wildlife, even though we put plenty of bird...