{"id":145550,"date":"2024-06-28T22:32:17","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T15:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/turning-your-garden-into-a-haven-for-wildlife-letters\/"},"modified":"2024-06-28T22:51:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T15:51:03","slug":"turning-your-garden-into-a-haven-for-wildlife-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/turning-your-garden-into-a-haven-for-wildlife-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning your garden into a haven for wildlife | Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nElliot Lane, Beth McFarland and Geraldine Blake respond to an article on how to make your outdoor space into a diverse habitatI couldn\u2019t agree more with your article on bringing wildlife into your garden (Build a hedgehog highway! 33 ways to welcome more wildlife into your garden, 26 June). If all of us who own a garden or other outdoor space could do one or two things to encourage wildlife, it would have a huge impact. There is a difference between gardening for wildlife and rewilding, and that is scale. I don\u2019t have a large garden, so planting needs to earn its place. The trees I planted have blossom and fruit; I have three ponds, birdhouses and bee hotels; and I make sure I plant open flowers for pollinators. I was amazed how quickly the wildlife came.Elliot LaneBrighouse, West Yorkshire\u2022 I live in Germany and have a garden that was a haven for my daughter and her friends growing up. I can\u2019t bear imposing a hierarchy of my own devising on it, so I only subdue the real bullies such as ground elder and ground ivy. There\u2019s wildlife, and I needed to make a pact with the voles. They can eat what they want after it has flowered, not before. Once they have munched their way across the garden, the ground is perfect for replanting. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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