Whenever I am asked the reason why I have spent so much time and energy in creating a garden for wildlife, I have no hesitation in explaini...

Even though we have a sizeable cottage garden with a large variety of wild and cultivated flowers, having a few pots and containers planted...

On Sundays after church, my Dad and I enjoyed going for walks in the countryside. One very memorable walk happened each year in the month o...

On sunny days in Summer when I was a little girl, I spent many happy hours sitting on the grass making daisy chains with my friends. I lik...

Growing just outside our front door are posies of pretty perennial violas, which create a mass of low growing colour in shades of blue, pur...

At the end of November last year, when I decided to write the story of how we created a garden for wildlife, I wasn’t aware of the friendshi...

The Roman Goddess of Spring and Fertility was known as Flora, whereas the Saxons gave that honour to Oestre. Christians celebrate the festiv...