Nesting Boxes

RHS Gardening Predictions For 2020

Sustainability and a growing awareness of wildlife are two of the key gardening trends identified by the Royal Horticultural Society for 2020, with gardeners in a position where they can make a substantial impact regarding environmental issues.

Conservation
Nesting Boxes
Flooding

Written by Martyn Loach.
Published on Monday, 30th of December, 2019.

How To Attract Wildlife To Your Garden

In order to promote and enhance biodiversity and conservation of our wildlife, there's a selection of habitats and boxes you can purchase that are specifically designed to attract various small animals and insects to your garden. Here we look at some of the products available which also make unusual and very engaging gifts.

Wildlife World
Conservation
Bats

Written by Lauren Bilboe.
Published on Monday, 23rd of April, 2018.
Updated on Friday, 17th of March, 2023.

How Can I Help To Save Our Bees?

Every gardener must have noticed a decline in the bee population over recent years. Intensive farming that demands the use of toxic chemicals, climate change and parasite infestation have all been put forward as potential causes, it's a worrying trend but one that we can all help to reverse.

Conservation
Nesting Boxes
Nature

Written by Lauren Bilboe.
Published on Thursday, 22nd of March, 2018.
Updated on Thursday, 16th of March, 2023.

How To Attract Birds To Your Garden

Attracting birds into a garden can only be beneficial. Not only adding colour and vibrancy, they are fascinating to observe and will also act as natural predators, feeding on unwanted insects, grubs and other garden pests.

Nesting Boxes
Seed
Bird Seed

Written by David Hall.
Published on Thursday, 18th of September, 2014.
Updated on Thursday, 16th of March, 2023.

Take Part In The Big Garden Birdwatch

On the weekend of 30 – 31 January it will be your chance to take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch. David Hall was one of half a million people who took part last year, recording a vital snapshot of nature in the UK.

Hedgehogs
Conservation
Nesting Boxes

Written by David Hall.
Published on Wednesday, 27th of January, 2016.

What Does Sustainable Gardening Mean?

The RHS define sustainable gardening as 'the concept of using practices to maintain a garden so that natural resources are not exhausted and without causing ecological damage'. Martyn Loach wonders how the average gardener can achieve these aims.

Sustainability
Fertilizer
Compost

Written by Martyn Loach.
Published on Thursday, 19th of October, 2017.
Updated on Friday, 3rd of March, 2023.