Category: Wildlife & eco
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Self-seeded vs weeds – can you achieve the magic balance?
I’ve been thinking about the balance of self-seeded vs weeds in my garden this year. We are open every year for the Faversham Open Gardens & Garden Market Day It’s always on the last Sunday in June. And June is the best time of year for self-seeders in my garden. So I am doing some last minutes prinking. And…
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How to create an easy sustainable garden
We urban gardeners manage a substantial chunk of the outdoor space in any town or city. There are 30 million gardeners in the UK alone. So what we do impacts our air quality, the survival of wildlife and other environmental issues. A sustainable garden is also usually cheaper, so when budgets are tight, it is…
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7 easy, effective water saving garden tips
Why do you need water saving garden tips? You probably have rain drumming down on your roof at this very moment. However, we use 30-60% of our household water in the garden during the summer. And even in ‘rainy England’, we experience droughts and hose pipe bans every few years. And if your water is…
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An easy tip for weeding without chemicals
This is a very simple, effective way of weeding without chemicals (and almost without effort). It comes from the Abbey Physic Garden in Faversham. The Abbey Physic garden is a wildlife-friendly, organic community garden with a specific aim to improve mental and physical health. Start with some cardboard I visited them last March. And I saw a number of…
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No dig flower borders – easy, weed-free and brilliant
I’ve always wondered about ‘no dig flower borders’ for annuals, shrubs and perennials. Not that I ever do much digging. But I wondered if the principles of no dig veg and no dig flower borders were the same. Was I doing the right thing by mulching my borders but not digging it in? What else…
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What makes a good wildlife garden?
What do you consider to be a ‘wildlife garden‘? Do you think it means weeds and untidiness? Or a great deal of hard work? In fact, a wildlife garden can be smart or pretty. It can be easy to garden or high maintenance. It can be any kind of garden you like. With a few…