Wildflower Seed

The Big Butterfly Count conducted by our friends at the Butterfly Conservation Trust takes place every year and encourages the UK population to record their butterfly sightings.

Typically, butterflies are similar to bees in that they favour bright, sweet-smelling, and open petalled flowers. They are also partial to a spot of sunbathing and love the heat, so any flowers you plant for them should be ones that enjoy the sun also.

Butterflies are a sight to behold when they visit our gardens, often paying a fleeting, fluttering visit! But, if you’d like them to stay a little bit longer or visit in the first place, here’s how you can attract butterflies to your garden.

Your lawn is a living ecosystem brimming with biodiversity, and although some of its inhabitants are typically too small to see, there may be noticeable changes to your grass that make you wonder if some of your guests may have overstayed their welcome!

Hedgehogs are some of our most loved garden visitors although we may not get to see them as often as we’d like! Here’s 8 facts about hedgehogs that you may not know.

Our gardens, as wonderful as they are, can sometimes be scary environments for those small and spikey! From time-to-time hedgehogs will enter your garden and you may be wondering how best you can help them, and if you should. Keep reading for some advice how to create a hedgehog friendly garden,