Weed or Wild Flower?
Some plants tip the balance as to what is regarded as a weed/wild flower or a cultivated plant. But I think we should embrace them for their value to wildlife, and not as gardening misfits!
Blog: Wildlife gardening
Get closer to the field and a little more behind the scenes by reading about the wild experiences, wildlife insights and recollections of staff and volunteers – writers from all over the organisation, from our Reserve Officers to our student placements.
We welcome guest bloggers! If you have something to write home about - whether you've got a trail cam in your garden, or you've been bird watching, or visited one of our nature reserves - if it's to do with Cumbria's wildlife and wild places then we'd love to hear from you!
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Composting at home
I started totally using peat free compost in 2004 when working for BBC Gardeners World.
Leaving hedges to their own devices is magic for wildlife
Hedgerows seem to hold a hidden aura of magic from the tallest to the shortest.
Grow don't mow
There's no doubt about it, wildlife gardening is a captivating subject both in theory and in practice.
A cold snap this April
There is a definite chill in the air as I write this in the first official week in spring.
March 2021 Wildlife Gardening Enews
Spring news from the garden at Plumgarths.
Annual flowering border for pollinators by Kevin Line
Developing a flowering annual border with plant selections for wildlife.
A Passion for Bees by Kevin Line
I have always found myself constantly transfixed in wonderment at the sight of bees escorting each other around the amazing structure of the flower heads of passion flower (Passiflora), busily…
May in the wildlife garden
Wildlife notes from Plumgarths' gardener, Julia Sier.
Wildlife gardening in the Lake District
Gardening in the Lake District, an introduction from Kevin Line