This blog is designed to help those who want a more wildlife-friendly area in their gardens. We will be publishing a series of articles about how you can develop your area throughout the year with specific information on individual seasonal plants. We use the word “area” as your green space does not have to be a meadow or the whole lawn; just a small green area of 2x2m, or even just putting native plants in pots, can make a massive difference to the wildlife in your garden.
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Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna): the May flower
Common Hawthorn is an abundant native tree/shrub that grows to a height of 15m. It flowers with creamy-white blossom from late April-June and produces red fruit known as ‘haws’ from… Read more
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Go Wild in your Garden in May
May is a busy time in your garden. Birds will be feeding their young whilst bumblebees criss-cross your garden borders, taking advantage of the abundance of wildflowers. If you hear… Read more
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Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare): Ox-eye day’s eye
Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) are nativeperennials. They flower from late May to September, at a height of around 20-75cm. The Oxeye daisy looks like the daisy you have in your… Read more
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Go Wild in your Garden in April
Under the weather of rain and sun, April is the month where garden plants are covered in new shoots. The bulbs you planted last autumn will flower. The breeding season… Read more