Lindsay

      In the first year after planting there should be some plug plant flowers, often daisies, knapweeds and clover. The Summer cut in the first year can be early…

      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…

                Butterfly numbers have been severely hit in recent years due to loss of habitat and some very wet summers. Planting wildflowers is…

      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…

                                            Plug plants are small plants which are ready…

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…