Making a Cleft Gate I’ve already posted stuff about the virtues of sweet chestnut, so I won’t bang on about it again now. If you’re interested, please check out “Making a cleft sheep hurdle” and “Sweet Chestnut Fencing” Design There are infinite designs of bespoke gates, so eat some cheese and dream up your own creative design to fit in with the spirit/theme of your garden. There are lots of images on google if you need some inspiration or I’d be flattered if you wanted to copy mine or bounce design ideas off me. The good thing about cleft gates... read more
What’s a bug Hotel? A bug hotel is a really cool little home full of nooks and crannies for insects to burrow into. Things like wood boring beetles, solitary bees, ladybirds, earwigs and all sorts of spectacular fiendish predatory insects like ichneumon wasps. Lots of these minibeasts are good for controlling garden pests, but over and above that, insects are on the bottom rungs of a massive ecosystem. A healthy population of insects supports so many animals up the food chain. Some insects will use your hotel as a home; others will lay eggs in it and rear their young; some... read more
