Changing fashions.....

Fashions in gardening have changed and evolved over the centuries, and also in recent years. Simply the best for me is the inspiration of just walking freely amongst wooded glens and meadow land. Who wants a manicured garden, sterile lawn , flanked by clipped hedges and shrubs? Not me. You can successfully create the beauty of 'wildlife-friendly gardening' by trying a few new ideas. You might try:

• one or more tall trees
• a hedge
• well-stocked borders
• an area of lawn, part of which could be a flower meadow
• a nettle patch
• a compost heap
• a rock garden
• a pond
• a pile of rotted or rotting logs and branches