The Shrewd Gardener

For Clever Gardeners Everywhere

Unexpected find in the hedge.

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

We spent the morning trimming the mixed hedge in the front garden. It is a mix of Eleagnus, Holly and Buddleia. Not that unusual but what really surprised me was the number of Crickets we found.
I’ve identified them as the Speckled Bush Cricket [Leptophytes punctatissima] and the only ones we found were the females. [...]

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The RSPB: A spoonful of sugar could help our bees

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

Have you ever seen any tired looking bees in you garden. Well, the RSPB are suggesting that you help them with a little sugar water.
Of course having plenty of nectar laden flowers in your garden would help too but this seems like an interesting idea. Why not give it a try next time you find [...]

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What lives in your garden?

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

How many birds come to your garden, how many beetles can you identify.. are there newts in your pond?

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