biodiversity

Where is the Best Location for a Bird Feeder?

Where is the Best Location for a Bird Feeder?

23/12/2025

Once you have a fair idea of what types of food are best for wild birds, the next thing to think about is where you feed them: in particular the location for yo...

23/12/2025

How Do I Attract Swifts to My Nest Box?

How Do I Attract Swifts to My Nest Box?

23/12/2025

The swift is a remarkable bird that spends the majority of its time in flight, including when they are sleeping (!). Indeed, pretty much the only time they aren...

23/12/2025

Bat Friendly Gardening

Bat Friendly Gardening

19/11/2025

The fact that it took me 15 mins to find a 'nice' looking photo of a bat gives a good indication as to why most people don't like them. Add in their association...

19/11/2025

Peat Free Compost

Peat Free Compost

05/11/2025

The bagged compost that many gardeners are familiar with has traditionally been peat-based (or has peat as an ingredient). Whether through individual experience...

05/11/2025

The Benefits of Rewilding

The Benefits of Rewilding

08/10/2025

In a world where biodiversity loss continues to accelerate and climate catastrophe is an ever-present spectre, 'rewilding' can be seen as a potential lifeline o...

08/10/2025

The Best Wildlife Friendly Hedging for Gardens

The Best Wildlife Friendly Hedging for Gardens

07/10/2025

When choosing bare root hedging for your garden, a number of different factors can come into play. Your number one priority might be privacy, creating a natural...

07/10/2025

Bee Friendly Gardening

Bee Friendly Gardening

29/09/2025

Bees are essential to the health of our ecosystems, food supplies and economies. These quietly industrious insects have a mutually beneficial relationship with...

29/09/2025

Bee Friendly Plants

Bee Friendly Plants

16/07/2025

It's no secret that bee populations are under threat due to issues like habitat loss, pesticide usage and shortages of food. More than half of Ireland's bee spe...

16/07/2025

The Pros and Cons of Organic Pesticides

The Pros and Cons of Organic Pesticides

16/05/2025

At first glance it would seem like a no-brainer that organic pesticides are preferable to chemical pesticides; at least to a gardener who wishes to do the least...

16/05/2025

Rewilding Success Stories

Rewilding Success Stories

27/04/2025

As ecosystems are depleted and species (both animal and plant) continue to disappear at an alarming rate, rewilding has emerged as a possible way forward, altho...

27/04/2025

How To Create a Wildlife Friendly Garden

How To Create a Wildlife Friendly Garden

22/04/2025

One of the greatest pleasures in gardening is watching life flourish all around you: not just in terms of the plants you grow, but also the non-human visitors t...

22/04/2025

Bee Friendly Wildflowers

Bee Friendly Wildflowers

22/04/2025

With one-third of our native bee species facing extinction, the wild buzz that once filled hedgerows, meadows, and garden corners is growing quieter every year....

22/04/2025

Wildflower Meadow Maintenance

Wildflower Meadow Maintenance

02/04/2025

While a wildflower meadow requires less maintenance and upkeep than a large lawn, it is still a managed habitat and will need attention at strategic times of th...

02/04/2025

Native vs Non Native Wildflowers

Native vs Non Native Wildflowers

31/03/2025

At first glance, the idea that planting wildflowers is good for nature, or the ecosystem, or for pollinating insects seems like sound logic. However, as with ma...

31/03/2025

Why Sow Wildflowers?

Why Sow Wildflowers?

19/03/2025

What are the main benefits of sowing wildflowers in your outdoor space or of creating a wildflower meadow? First of all, it's best to go for a 100% native Irish...

19/03/2025

Forest Gardening

Forest Gardening

05/02/2025

Forest gardening aims to mimic the natural balance found in forest or woodland ecosystems. Woodlands are known to support a diverse array of plants, wildlife an...

05/02/2025

How to Create your own Butterfly Garden

How to Create your own Butterfly Garden

26/10/2023

Butterflies are one of the most charismatic of all garden visitors, with their vividly coloured wings and elegant flight arcs. Species like Red Admiral, Peacock...

26/10/2023

The Knepp Castle Re-Wilding Project

The Knepp Castle Re-Wilding Project

23/08/2019

I spent most of last weekend loafing around Kent and Sussex as I was keen to visit a few gardens while the season still has some life left in it. One of the high...

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23/08/2019

Top Pollinator Plants - Phacelia tanactetifolia

Top Pollinator Plants - Phacelia tanactetifolia

18/08/2019

Green Manures Green manures are 'crops' which are sown to cover bare soil and do a number of jobs depending on the species like protecting soil, storing nitroge...

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18/08/2019