Notes from a Wildlife Garden

By Ruth D’Alessandro, The Wildlife Gardener Someone once said they wouldn’t know a caddis fly larva if it bit them

By Ruth D’Alessandro, The Wildlife Gardener The Wildlife Gardener expects to drop down dead in the tomato bed (like Vito

By Ruth D’Alessandro, The Wildlife Gardener The junior Wildlife Gardeners have had a lot of fun this spring. But which

By Ruth D’Alessandro, The Wildlife Gardener Just a few things reduce the Wildlife Gardener to tears: traumatic news stories, the

By Ruth D’Alessandro, The Wildlife Gardener The Wildlife Gardener is always sorry to see dead birds by the side of

By Ruth D’Alessandro, The Wildlife Gardener I like broad beans. They have a sophisticated smell and flavour that is completely

By Ruth D’Alessandro, The Wildlife Gardener The Wildlife Gardener doesn’t do January. It’s cold, damp and bereft of creatures and

By Ruth D’Alessandro, The Wildlife Gardener The Wildlife Gardener tries to be green and economical. Sometimes it’s not easy. So

By Ruth D’Alessandro, The Wildlife Gardener The Wildlife Gardener leads an exciting life. Last month, the pleasures of bagging up

By Ruth D’Alessandro, The Wildlife Gardener The Wildlife Gardener can’t sit still for long. Two turkey dinners, half a box