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Save living wildlife from the Natural History Museum

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

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

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The benefits of peat-free compost

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

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

Spurn Spawn!

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

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.

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

25th June, 20069th October, 2020 Matthew Chatfield 60 Comments arboriculture, copper, gardening, nails, neighbor, neighbour, nuisence, pesticide, trees

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

Invasive species Trees

Ivy on trees… kill it or cherish it?

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

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