Gardening & All Things Wild

How to choose the right native hedgerow plants to bring scent shelter and pollinators to your boundary

How to choose the right native hedgerow plants ...

Eleanor Ashford

Creating a native hedgerow enriches your garden boundary with diverse, resilient plants that provide year-round beauty, fragrant blooms, shelter, and vital habitat for local wildlife and pollinators.

How to choose the right native hedgerow plants ...

Eleanor Ashford

Creating a native hedgerow enriches your garden boundary with diverse, resilient plants that provide year-round beauty, fragrant blooms, shelter, and vital habitat for local wildlife and pollinators.

How to lay a living mulch with low-growing herbs and why your soil life will thank you

How to lay a living mulch with low-growing herb...

Eleanor Ashford

Living mulch, using low-growing herbs like thyme and chamomile, enriches soil, conserves moisture, suppresses weeds, and supports biodiversity, creating a thriving, sustainable garden ecosystem.

How to lay a living mulch with low-growing herb...

Eleanor Ashford

Living mulch, using low-growing herbs like thyme and chamomile, enriches soil, conserves moisture, suppresses weeds, and supports biodiversity, creating a thriving, sustainable garden ecosystem.

Why composting with layered garden waste builds better soil and stronger roots

Why composting with layered garden waste builds...

Eleanor Ashford

Composting with layered garden waste enriches soil by balancing carbon and nitrogen, fostering beneficial microbes, recycling organic matter, and promoting resilient, thriving plants.

Why composting with layered garden waste builds...

Eleanor Ashford

Composting with layered garden waste enriches soil by balancing carbon and nitrogen, fostering beneficial microbes, recycling organic matter, and promoting resilient, thriving plants.

How to plant a seasonal wildlife border using only native perennials and no plastic supports

How to plant a seasonal wildlife border using o...

Eleanor Ashford

Creating a seasonal wildlife border with native perennials nurtures biodiversity, supports local ecosystems, avoids plastics, and fosters sustainable, eco-friendly gardening rooted in tradition and mindfulness.

How to plant a seasonal wildlife border using o...

Eleanor Ashford

Creating a seasonal wildlife border with native perennials nurtures biodiversity, supports local ecosystems, avoids plastics, and fosters sustainable, eco-friendly gardening rooted in tradition and mindfulness.

How to grow a bee-friendly cutting garden without using floral foam or imported blooms

How to grow a bee-friendly cutting garden witho...

Eleanor Ashford

Creating a bee-friendly cutting garden combines vibrant, nectar-rich blooms like lavender and sunflowers with sustainable practices, fostering pollinators while reducing environmental impact.

How to grow a bee-friendly cutting garden witho...

Eleanor Ashford

Creating a bee-friendly cutting garden combines vibrant, nectar-rich blooms like lavender and sunflowers with sustainable practices, fostering pollinators while reducing environmental impact.

Why planting native climbers like honeysuckle can cool walls and feed pollinators at once

Why planting native climbers like honeysuckle c...

Eleanor Ashford

Honeysuckle, a native British climber, cools urban walls, supports pollinators, and fosters biodiversity, offering an easy, sustainable way to enhance gardens and connect with nature.

Why planting native climbers like honeysuckle c...

Eleanor Ashford

Honeysuckle, a native British climber, cools urban walls, supports pollinators, and fosters biodiversity, offering an easy, sustainable way to enhance gardens and connect with nature.