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Special Ideas to Help Birds and Wildlife in your Garden

Grow Plants That Help Wildlife and feed birds from suitable feeders. Keep it up during winter and watch birds raise families next spring.

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Carbon Neutral Garden

They are not making ‘Carbon’ anymore nor is carbon ever totally destroyed. Carbon is one of natures greatest recycling projects. Carbon is present in gaseous form like Methane(CH4), Carbon dioxide(CO2) and Carbon monoxide(CO). Carbon is also dissolved in water particularly the oceans but is naturally present most notably as a solid in rocks such as [...]

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Homemade Organic Garden Sprays

If you do not want to use chemical sprays on your vegetables and plants try DIY organic sprays. Here are several organic sprays you can use and tips on the type of sprayer to use.

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Dealing With Weeds in Ponds

Clean up your pond weed with one of these tricks or tools. See how nature uses ponds to grow greenery even oif you do not want it in your pond.

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Mistakes Making Compost

Mistakes when making compost can include too much or too little moisture or you may not be constructing a pile that can get hot. See these other tips and mistakes to avoid.

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Wildlife Gardening in UK

Diversity of wildlife in your UK garden is one of the main pleasures of the observant gardener. Take a look at how your flowers are pollinated and your pest turned into food for other wildlife.

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Organic Mulches and their Uses

A mulch is a gardeners friend providing a layer of material covering the soil surface. ‘Organic mulches’ are made from material that has been alive as opposed to inorganic mulches which are stone or man made.

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Pollination of Crocus by Insects

Insects pollinate crocus in these pictures and the two recommended books on the subject of insect pollination.

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Autumn Sunshine for Gardeners

Autumn sunshine’s leaf disposal service make healthy plants helped by colour changes.

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Ecology of Water in the Garden

Water ecology from precipitation, importance, retention and problems caused by lack of water to one or two ideas to improve water access for your plants

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