Since I set off the greenhouse smokes the whole place stinks of garlic and I mean really stinks. That’s the bad news! The good news is that I’ve seen a couple of ladybirds wandering around in there, either they’ve been woken by the pungent smell, or they are responding to the slightly milder weather. Read more…
For the last two years I’ve been preparing to keep bees in my garden. I wanted to do something to help these amazing creatures survive. They are such a vital part of our ecosystem and without them gardens and food production will never be the same again. Read more…
I’ve been quite surprised this spring at how few slugs and snails there are in my garden. I know it’s been a cold spring, which will have kept their activity in check , but the hedgehogs have been hibernating so I don’t think they have been particularly voracious. Read more…
