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Dig it – December Tips from the Secret Gardener
Holly is one of the plants most strongly associated with Christmas, but it is also a useful resource for butterflies and moths.
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Dig it – November's tips from the Secret Gardener
Heather is an attractive, evergreen shrub that can bring colour to your garden all year-round. It's also a useful nectar source for butterflies and moths and the foodplant of several caterpillars.
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Dig It – October’s Tips from the Secret Gardener
Create a bulb lasagne for butterflies by layering bulbs in a container. Follow the Secret Gardeners recommendations and your plants will flower in succession from February to July.
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Dig It – September Tips from the Secret Gardener
Seed harvesting is a cost effective way of preserving and increasing your stock of plants. Any surplus can be shared or swapped with friends or family.
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Dig It – August tips from the Secret Gardener
The Secret Gardener takes a look at what's available in garden centres this month for some last-minute, low maintenance, butterfly-friendly gardening.
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Dig It – June Tips from the Secret Gardener
Despite their exotic looks, Hawk-moths and their caterpillars don't have particularly fancy tastes. Most of their food plants are commonly found in gardens.
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Dig It – April Tips from the Secret Gardener
You might not associate a garden rockery with butterflies and moths but actually the hot and dry microhabitat, with well-drained soil, can offer conditions suitable for some great nectar plants.
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Dig It – March tips from the Secret Gardener
The large, flat, flower heads, which give Umbellifers their name (think umberella), sit atop tall stems, providing excellent perches for butterflies and moths in need of nectar.
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Dig It – February Tips from the Secret Gardener
Plant the right pollinator-friendly seeds now and you could also benefit. The Secret gardener introduces some plants that provide nectar for butterflies and moths and are also suitable to cut for flower arranging.
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Dig It – January Tips from the Secret Gardener
Witch Hazel is one of few January flowering shrubs. It will provide nectar when little else is available and its star-like blooms add a bright burst of colour in a pale winter landscape.
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Dig It – December tips from the Secret Gardener
The Secret Gardener suggests a potted Christmas tree that can go out in the garden after the festivities are over, and provide a meal for moths.
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Dig It – November Tips From The Secret Gardener
The UK has just recorded its warmest November day according to the Met Office.
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Dig It – August Tips From The Secret Gardener
Gardeners might traditionally view caterpillars as pests but our Secret Gardener is happy to nurture the babies of a butterfly at the expense of a few leaves that will grow back.
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Dig It – July Tips From The Secret Gardener
July is a great time to sit out and enjoy the rewards of your gardening efforts. Many plants will be in full bloom, providing a feast for the eyes as well as a nectar buffet for butterflies and other beneficial insects.
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Dig It – June Tips From The Secret Gardener
Foxgloves are shrouded in folklore but they bring more than enchantment into your garden.
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Dig It – May Tips from the Secret Gardener
Give butterflies a warm welcome even in the smallest of spaces with container gardening. Plant pots up now and they will be in full flower for the Big Butterfly Count.
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Dig It - April Tips From The Secret Gardener
The Secret Gardener reminds us that moths need nectar too and recommends some seeds to plant this spring in preparation for Moth Night 2015.
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Dig It – March Tips From The Secret Gardener
Providing nectar for spring's early arrivals will get your garden off to a flying start.
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Dig It – February Tips from the Secret Gardener
The cherry blossom season is short but the flowers provide vital early nectar for the few butterflies and moths to be found in gardens and parks in March and April.
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Dig It – November Tips from the Secret Gardener
Gardens can act as important stepping stones between nature reserves and other natural habitat by offering abundant supplies of nectar for butterflies and moths. So, what about hedges...
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Dig It – October Tips from the Secret Gardener
The nectar-rich flowers of alliums will attract butterflies, bees and hoverflies. Now is the perfect time to plant them for a lovely spring display.
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Dig It – September Tips from the Secret Gardener
There should still be plenty of plants in flower in your garden, providing nectar for butterflies, moths and bees.
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Dig It – August Tips from the Secret Gardener
You might struggle to find space in your garden for any more plants at this time of year but squeezing in a couple of containers with plants to provide late summer nectar is worthwhile.
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Dig it - July Tips From The Secret Gardener
The Secret Gardener suggests some plants to add to your garden to attract moths in for Moth Night.
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Dig It – June Tips From The Secret Gardener
Many wildflowers grow well in the boggy areas surrounding the pond or on the slopes at its edge. The Secret Gardener shares some of the best species to transform your water feature into a magnet for moths and butterflies.
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Dig It – May Tips From The Secret Gardener
Fill your borders with the right plants and seeds this month and you could be rewarded with butterflies all summer long.
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Dig It - Create A Knot Garden With Herbs and Wildflowers
Take inspiration from the sixteenth century and create a butterfly-friendly feature in your garden
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Dig It - Create a Blooming Spring
March sees the welcome return of life and colour to our gardens following the long, cold and this year, very wet winter.
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Dig It – February tips from the Secret Gardener
Good-to-know gardening terms for any budding butterfly gardener
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Dig it - Wildlife Gardening Resolutions for 2014
New Year means dreaded New Year resolutions. But don’t despair, why not make some very simple gardening resolutions that will provide a home for wildlife and give you hours of fun?