Red mason bee
The red mason bee is a common, gingery bee that can be spotted nesting in the crumbling mortar of old walls. Encourage bees to nest in your garden by putting out a tin can full of short, hollow…
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Pear and Gingerbread Loaf Cake
A delicious autumn treat using fruit from the garden.
How to install a water butt
Water butts lower the risks of local flooding and will reduce water bills by conserving the water you already have. They're great for watering the garden, refilling the pond - or even washing…
European hedgehog
Considered a gardener’s best friend, hedgehogs will happily hoover up insects roaming in vegetable beds. Famously covered in spines, hedgehogs like to eat all sorts of bugs and crunchy beetles.…
Birds
Discover some of the birds that you're most likely to spot in a garden or allotment.
Sweet Chilli Jam
Chillis are a greenhouse crop that can do very well even in the UK!
How to make a bee hotel
Solitary bees are important pollinators and a gardener’s friend. Help them by building a bee hotel for your home or garden and watch them buzz happily about their business.
Blackberry and Apple Jam
Blackberry and Apple Jam - This jam is amazing on toast, scones or even in a sponge cake.
Create homes for wildlife
Invite more wildlife into your garden by providing natural homes like long grass and log piles.
Growing Microgreens: tiny indoor plants with a mighty punch!
Alice Whitehead from Garden Organic shares her tips for growing microgreens - try them anywhere you have a little light in your house, and feast on gorgeous fresh veg even in the depths of winter…
How to create a mini pond
Even a small pond can be home to an interesting range of wildlife, including damsel and dragonflies, frogs and newts.
How to build a pond
A wildlife pond is one of the single best features for attracting new wildlife to the garden.