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The Wool Carder Bee

The Wool Carder Bee

The Wool-carder bee, Anthidium manicatum, is one of my favourite bees.  To start with, just to clear up any confusion, they're not a bumblebee. They're no relation to nice fluffy Common...

The Wool Carder Bee

The Wool-carder bee, Anthidium manicatum, is one of my favourite bees.  To start with, just to clear up any confusion, they're not a bumblebee. They're no relation to nice fluffy Common...

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COVID-19 and Selling Plants

For many in the horticulture business the last few weeks have been a waking nightmare. Don't get me wrong - it has been fantastic to see so many people taking...

COVID-19 and Selling Plants

For many in the horticulture business the last few weeks have been a waking nightmare. Don't get me wrong - it has been fantastic to see so many people taking...

Blossom, Blossom, And More Blossom!

Blossom, Blossom, And More Blossom!

You can have blossom in your garden from January to May. Here's why you want it and how you can have it!

Blossom, Blossom, And More Blossom!

You can have blossom in your garden from January to May. Here's why you want it and how you can have it!

Coping With Lockdown I: Recording Wildlife in t...

The first in a series of wildlife gardening ideas to help stop you going bananas over the next few weeks...

Coping With Lockdown I: Recording Wildlife in t...

The first in a series of wildlife gardening ideas to help stop you going bananas over the next few weeks...

The Garden Jungle (Dave Goulson)

I don't think I've written a book review since third form, but felt moved to write briefly about Dave Goulson's The Garden Jungle. Spoiler alert: I would have been surprised...

The Garden Jungle (Dave Goulson)

I don't think I've written a book review since third form, but felt moved to write briefly about Dave Goulson's The Garden Jungle. Spoiler alert: I would have been surprised...

Wildflowers In Your Garden

Malva moschata Do you want a patch of wildflowers in your garden? The right answer! I think they can look lovely; some are long flowering too, like this mallow in...

Wildflowers In Your Garden

Malva moschata Do you want a patch of wildflowers in your garden? The right answer! I think they can look lovely; some are long flowering too, like this mallow in...