There’s a different kind of quiet in the garden now. Not the heavy stillness of high summer, but something gentler. The kind of hush that comes when the light begins to soften and the bees, once frantic in their buzzing, move more slowly between flowers. It feels like nature is
Nourish Flourish UK is a start-up with something to crow about, much like Robert Greene calling Shakespeare ‘an upstart crow’ back in the day… Shakespeare and his crows Have you ever noticed that the Bard’s work included a lot of corvids? So much so that virtually forgotten writer, artist, naturalist,
No, I’ve not gone rogue and deviated from my usual subject of nature 😂. By hovercraft, I mean the craft of helping hoverflies… With over 280 species of hoverflies recorded in the UK, I can’t pretend that I am able to identify all of them! Only about 40 are observed
When I talk about being kind to pollinators, I don’t just mean bees. They do do the lion’s share of the work in terms of pollination, however there are many other agents that are often overlooked. In the UK, hoverflies are the next most prolific pollinators, closely followed by butterflies,
It’s my second favourite time of the year to get some planting done! The soil is starting to get a bit warmer; great for encouraging root growth! Only autumn beats these conditions, but that’s a subject for another day! Whilst we wait for the ground to get drier (planting in
Tits are great! And by tits, I of course mean the birds—what were you thinking 😂?! Spring is here, and the tits are all at(w)itter! It’s a joy watching them while working in my garden; even better when I can put my full focus into observing them while soaking up
As heralds of spring, snowdrops are also very important for pollinators – they give them an early source of nectar. But, did you know that they aren’t actually native to Britain, but were introduced from mainland Europe as ornamental garden plants in the late 18th century? Cyclamen share a similar
Let’s clear things up a bit; this blog is less Barry White, candles and rose petals and more Bill Oddie, nestboxes and top tips for helping the bird population… These days, there is a noted lack of natural nesting spots for birds; parks and gardens are tidier, we are building
