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Gardening

Tips and inspiration to make things a little greener in the garden or on the balcony too, for yourself and all the little creatures around you.

Gardening with cordless tools: the cleaner way to do it

  • 23 April 2026

A quick nip into the garden, potter around a bit, clear the head. For many people, that's a delightful pastime. And rightly so. Only... that buzzing of a...

First aid for laying out a natural pond in your garden

  • 22 April 2026

Good news: you don't need a large garden to build a pond. And you don't need to hire an excavator or a…

4 simple tips for an animal-friendly garden!

  • 16 April 2026

Spring has begun, and that means the garden will soon be buzzing with activity. Birds will be looking for a place to nest, bees will be…

Sustainable outdoor rugs: choose natural or recycled materials?

  • 8 April 2026

The gardening season is upon us, and it's time to get back to sprucing up our gardens or balconies in large numbers. An outdoor rug is part of that…

What to do with your Easter branches after Easter (hint: they have roots)

  • 5 April 2026

The Easter branches are there again every year: a vase full of pussy willow branches with coloured eggs on them. Cosy during Easter, but what do you do with them afterwards?...

Bee-friendly plants! Ten favourite flowers for bees and other insects!

  • 1 April 2026

More and more people are putting up bee hotels in their gardens or on their balconies. A brilliant idea, of course, but without flowers, bees won't benefit much from them...

The Bee Arch: How to Provide Flowers for Bees All Year Round

  • 1 April 2026

Plant a few bee-friendly plants in your garden, that's a great start. But did you know that bees need food from early spring until late autumn...

Visiting the hedgehog sanctuary!

  • 6 March 2026

In winter, it is a regular feature in the news: the hedgehog shelter is full. Volunteers sound the alarm, as more hedgehogs come in than...

Feeding birds: why you should always get bird food from a net

  • 26 January 2026

Well-meaning, of course, such nets of bird food to help the birds in the garden. But those nets can be dangerous. Birds can get tangled in them...

Food banks for bees: free native flower seeds

  • 13 April 2025

Have you picked up your free bag of native flower seed yet? Every year around mid-April, you can collect it from one of the bee food banks....

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