Wild About Your Garden

[Steven Gourlay]

Anyone watch the tv program wild about your garden?
It's good to see them trying to premote wildlife instead of concrete jungles.

BBC - Wild About Your Garden

[CertEdFriday]

The programmes are great for getting ideas - but unless you have loads of the green stuff - it all takes time and effort. Of course, done right, it is well worth it. My garden is now 14 years old. When I moved into the house we spent the first two years on the garden. Putting up fences, planting trees, getting all the builder's rubbish out of the ground and putting in a pond, greenhouse and a shed.

Luckily I live on the edge of farmland - well for the moment, until we recover from the recession and the building boom resumes, so I get a reasonable variety of birds. (They always turn up when the camera is not to hand)

The garden is not that big but I planted 3 trees about 12 years ago and they are a magnet for the birds. Neighbours have gone in for decking and block paving etc - their loss in my opinion. A lawn encourages the black birds and other ground feeders and the trees attract all varieties as well as somewhere to hang the feeders. I still found room for a patio and pergola so I can sit out and enjoy the garden and the wildlife, and of course, somewhere to set up the hide!

[Steven Gourlay]

Yeah thats the thing with the new house we are limited for land but plan on using the embankment as much as we possibly can.

[Rob Greenhill]

My garden is the size of a postage stamp,all concreate unfortunatly no option there, but plenty of shrubs etc in pots,and nothing comes there at all.I've put out food in the few places I can, but nowt takes it. I'm so miffed by this, and jealous of those who are able to attract birds/wildlife.This can only be rectified by moveing,when we can afford to do so.

Rob

[Steven Gourlay]

My current garden has 0 grass as well hence why i go up to isobels at present.