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5 Go-To Wildlife Friendly Plants for the Summer Garden
Here a list of 5 standout plants that can be planted in a wildlife garden in the UK to help attract insects and birds to your garden.
Emma Reuvers
May 277 min read
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A gentle touch in the Autumn garden
It can be tempting to stay tucked away inside as the days shorten and winter approaches. I try to fight the urge to hibernate and instead...
Emma Reuvers
Oct 15, 20243 min read
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Late Flowering Perennials for Wildlife Gardening
As the colder weather hurries us toward winter, the last of the summer's flowers continue to shine. Here are a few of my favourites.
Emma Reuvers
Sep 30, 20243 min read
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A Wildlife Friendly Garden
A garden that favours plants and greenery over hard landscaping will have a larger appeal to wildlife and will make us feel better too.
Emma Reuvers
Jul 11, 20244 min read
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Camassias in the Spring Garden
Bright blue star-shaped Camassia flowers are brightening up my garden this week. An easy and unfussy plant for some early spring colour
Emma Reuvers
Apr 17, 20242 min read
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A perennial planting scheme for a sunny garden border – perfect for pollinators
Plant suggestions for a sunny border that will provide food for lots of pollinating insects.
Emma Reuvers
Feb 16, 20243 min read
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10 Gardening Tasks for Winter: Tips from Wild Edge Garden Design
Fresh air is the key to making it through the cold and dark winter months.
Emma Reuvers
Jan 25, 20243 min read
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Make Plans and Get Planting
Shrubs and trees add an important element to our gardens and are great for wildlife.
Emma Reuvers
Dec 7, 20224 min read
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The Misfits
Garden sparrows provide hours of amusement as they tear their way around my garden in the crisp and clear spring weather
Emma Reuvers
Mar 23, 20223 min read
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No Time for January Blues
Shorter days provide us with the perfect time to plan the gardening year ahead
Emma Reuvers
Jan 18, 20223 min read
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Putting the Garden to Bed
A well planned garden will look good no matter what the weather. There are a number of plants that can be used to add winter interest
Emma Reuvers
Oct 27, 20214 min read
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Focus on...Veronicastrum
My favourite gardening days are those where I have no specific task in mind. The days where I wander aimlessly around my Cheltenham...
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Jul 12, 20212 min read
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Bring in the Birds
Doing a little bird watching from a bedroom window is a fun way to while away a chilly Sunday morning during this current February lockdown.
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Feb 2, 20214 min read
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A Cornish Cottage as November creeps in...
A week's holiday in Cornwall provides Wild Edge Garden Design with inspiration for her garden at home in Gloucestershire
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Oct 25, 20204 min read
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Mulch mulch mulch
Creating garden mulch from your garden waste is a useful way to add nutrients back into your soil and create a healthy garden ecosystem
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Sep 13, 20202 min read
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A Space for Wildlife
Having a wildlife friendly garden is more straightforward than you may think. Read on to find out what you can do.
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Jul 22, 20204 min read
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June Jobs
June has crept up on me this year. Being confined to my house and garden has meant that I've noticed the daily changes in my own garden
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Jun 3, 20204 min read
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Making the Most of May
With the sun still shining (who can believe it) there are lots of gardening tasks to keep us busy in the month of May.
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May 6, 20205 min read
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The April Garden
No time for April showers, read on for tasks for the garden in April
Emma Reuvers
Apr 1, 20203 min read
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Time for a Spring Clean
Just like we spring clean a house, we should also spring clean ourselves. Not by getting into the bath, but by consuming revitalising foods.
Emma Reuvers
Mar 19, 20204 min read
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