The Meadow Makers' Network Forum

Hi Jackie. Yellow Rattle will parasitize other plants if there is no grass nearby and most meadow plants will grow weaker with Yellow Rattle than without. Betony plants in a garden border for example will usually be larger specimens with more flower stems than ones in a meadow. However I think the b...

Hi We have a wildlife friendly garden and my wife happens to run a hedgehog rescue centre. To keep it simple follow best advice where hedgehogs are concerned. www.hedgehogstreet.org is the best source for information on advice for supporting hedgehogs and they are linked to the British Hedgehog Pres...

Hi Hannah You appear to have a job on your hands from what you've written. Are you a member of your local Wildlife Trust "North Wales"? As a Wildlife Trust member myself, when we moved to West Devon from Kent in 2017 I contacted my local Wildlife Trust for advice on how best to turn a 2 ac...

Hi Alice

I recently visited The Garden House, near Yelverton, which is a fabulous garden open to the public, I think it's Carol Klein's favourite, and they grow Green Alkanet in the borders. I hope this helps.