Water
Ponds: One is not enough
Tom Stuart-Smith's passion for ponds brought an unexpected discovery. Not swimmer's itch, but the realisation that the least designed part of his garden has turned out to be its most successful.
Wildlife
The creatures a garden shares its space with; birds, insects, hedgehogs, and everything in between. These are the pieces about noticing what moves through a garden, and the small choices that make it a place worth visiting for something other than us.
Wildlife
Working the Night Shift: Why Your Garden Needs Moths
Mention moths and someone always tells Helen they hate them. But these fluffy night workers can out-pollinate butterflies, feed our bats and birds, and have declined by a third since the 1960s. Here's why Helen is obsessed, and the easy changes that will bring them to your garden.
Wildlife
There’s never been a better time to be a gardener
Guest writer Kate Bradbury examines the impact of this year's drought on wildlife, considers how silence and complicity have stalled progress on climate change, and argues that the future of gardening must have stewardship at its heart.
Wildlife
An ode to hoverflies (aka, why you need a stinky bucket of mush at the end of the garden)
Helen Hutchings-Cox makes the case for the importance of one of our less flashy pollinators, the hoverfly. Essential to our ecosystem but declining at an alarming rate, hoverflies need our help, and Helen gives us her top six practical tips for caring for them.
Wildlife
Why drop a beaver from a plane?
From show gardens to skydiving, how beavers went from hats to heroes.
Lawn
To Mow.... or not to Mow? That is the question...
No Mow May or perfectly striped lawns? Gardeners debate whether to embrace wild, buzzing meadows or keep the grass neat—find out which side makes the most sense for your patch!
Wildlife
Rook around the clock tonight
The mischievous charm and antics of rooks: where birdwatching meets folklore and sticks are very important
Wildlife
10 plants to feed the birds in your garden
Confused about how best to feed the birds? Do it with plants! Here are 10 plants to turn your garden into a bird food haven...
Wildlife
The Prickly Challenge of Winter
Helping hedgehogs hibernate may reduce hip and joint pain ... as you leave some of your garden alone!
Wildlife
Creating a Garden Aviary Without the Cage
The importance of garden birds is becoming increasingly clear and in this article I outline why. Find out what we can be doing as gardeners to encourage them to visit, or better still to come and live and breed in our gardens.
Pets
Angels or Demons? Frank Settles the Debate
Some people love them, some people loathe them. Some gardens are designed to coddle them, some are fortresses built to keep them out. This is a conversation without end…
Water
Pond Life
There is no more rewarding addition to a garden than a pond - but I would do some things differently if I was starting afresh.