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Rowan Adams 26th September, 201526th September, 2015 0 Comments gardening, natural history museum, petition

Save living wildlife from the Natural History Museum

by Rowan Adams, the Climate-friendly Gardener Yes, you read that right. Please help to save living wildlife not just at

The Ranger's surfing highlights

Matthew Chatfield 9th December, 2014 0 Comments compost, defra, gardening, horticulture, peat, wetlands

The benefits of peat-free compost

The UK currently uses three million cubic metres of peat per annum for horticulture. 69% of this is used by

Notes from a Wildlife Garden

The Wildlife Gardener 26th February, 201426th February, 2014 1 Comment amphibians, disease, froglife, frogs, gardening, ponds, spawn, tadpoles

Spurn Spawn!

By Ruth D’Alessandro, The Wildlife Gardener “We’ve got loads of frogspawn. Would you like some for your pond?” is the

A nail in a tree.

Matthew Chatfield 25th June, 20064th May, 2022 64 Comments arboriculture, copper, gardening, nails, neighbor, neighbour, nuisence, pesticide, trees

Gents, something in your pocket kills trees – and it’s not a copper nail.

The Ranger has been involved in many neighbour disputes over trees and hedges. Trees and hedges are usually on boundaries,

Invasive species Trees

Matthew Chatfield 20th December, 20056th April, 2014 73 Comments forestry, gardening, invasive, ivy, trees

Ivy on trees… kill it or cherish it?

At this time of year our thoughts turn to holly and ivy… and sometimes we encounter one of the ‘old