Here is a straightforward step by step approach that can get you from lawn to forest in a jiffy: 1. First, share the idea with others in your community that are enthusiastic about it. 2. Come up with a proposal together to clarify your thoughts. Identify the areas that are suitable for planting. Consider borders along pathways and roads as well as open lawn areas. Make full use of any south facing walls, which are often ideal for more tender trees and bushes. Make a sketch of the area that you are thinking of planting and indicate the main features:…
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Following is a selection of wildlife gardening articles that I wrote in 2007 and 2008 while living in West Cork. They were all first published in the then West Cork Advertiser magazine. For anybody wanting to add wildlife interest to their garden, they may offer useful tips and suggestions. January in the Wildlife GardenThe Hazel catkins are one of the few signs of life in the wildlife garden this early in the year. The long male catkins, or lambs-tails are the obvious flowers of the hazel. Despite being more colourful, the small size of the female flowers makes them less…