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how to make a bird box for larger birds such as starlings

How to Make a Bird Box -in 10 Easy Steps

January 24, 2021 By Louise Findlay-Wilson

Bored during lockdown? Why not make a bird box for your garden.

adding interest to your winter garden with Sedum

How to Create Winter Interest in Your Garden

December 13, 2020 By Louise Findlay-Wilson

Here are some ideas to help ensure your Winter garden still has some ‘wow!’

caring for camellias - they can be grown in borders or on pots

Caring for Camellias – everything you need to know

November 29, 2020 By Louise Findlay-Wilson

If you haven’t got a camellia in your garden, it’s time to treat yourself. But checkout these top tips first.

Decoration Ideas Using Poinsettias – Get Creative!

November 22, 2020 By Louise Findlay-Wilson

Looking for some new Christmas decoration ideas for your home? Like poinsettias? This is for you!

How To Look After Garden Birds – 17 easy steps

November 1, 2020 By Louise Findlay-Wilson

It’s so important to support our bird populations this winter – here are some easy things we gardeners can do

one of the plants in the autumn pot

How to Create a Lovely Autumn Container

October 25, 2020 By Louise Findlay-Wilson

Want to inject quick Autumn colour in your garden? Try a container. Here are the top 5 design rules plus the plants for a stunning Autumn container.

How to attract wildlife into the garden -10 top tips

September 6, 2020 By Louise Findlay-Wilson

Want a ‘greener’ garden? Leading ecologist, Tristan Carlyle, shares some easy ways for making a garden more wildlife friendly.

How to Take Salvia Cuttings – it’s easier than you think!

August 9, 2020 By Louise Findlay-Wilson

A quick guide to a fail-safe method of taking salvia cuttings which works for me

A Bee Friendly Garden – things to do and plants to try

July 26, 2020 By Louise Findlay-Wilson

Bees pollinate a third of the food we eat and 80% of flowering plants. We need to look after them. This article suggests how we can all make our gardens a little more bee friendly

Growing Clematis – the problems and possibilities

July 19, 2020 By Louise Findlay-Wilson

Gardening is a lot of trial and error – here are some of the lessons I’ve learned from growing clematis this year

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