Lords-and-ladies (Arum maculatum) is a native British perennial plant with large waxy leaves, green-white spathes and bright red berries. It's typically found growing in woodland, hedgerows and waste ...
Common bistort is considered an herb by some as it's edible. In the North of England, it's known as pudding dock or passion dock as it was once used to make a traditional dish, around the time of Lent ...
For some gardeners, the antics of grey squirrels are a source of entertainment, but for others squirrels are a nuisance, due to their habit of digging up bulbs and raiding bird feeders. Introduced to ...
This simple design is made using dogwood stems and long-lasting rosehips, although you could easily use other berries. Hang it where you can easily view any visiting birds – you could attach it to a ...
This silvery white wreath combines silvery green leaves and stems, with white flowers and berries, to give your front door a magical, ethereal feel. Forage in your garden or on country walks for as ...
It's easy to make a traditional Christmas door wreath using materials gathered from your garden. You can adapt our ideas to what's available in your garden or local hedgerows – simply pick whatever is ...
This festive wreath is made with colourful plants or parts of them that should be easy to source from the garden, parks or florists. Secure the fir sprigs to the base Secure three short sprigs of fir ...
Christmas wreaths don’t have to be mass-produced or shop-bought. You can easily find all you need to create your own festive wreath in the garden, a park or out and about in the countryside. Fir cones ...
Christmas is the perfect time to tap into your creative spirit and harness nature’s bounty to make beautiful foraged decorations for your home. This Christmas wreath is simple to make, gorgeous, ...
This unusual Christmas wreath should encourage you to get outside and forage. Experiment with seedheads, fir cones, hips and berries, and garnish with dried flowerheads. Mistletoe can be found growing ...
Dampen the moss, and then attach small rolls of it to the wreath frame using binding wire wrapped through and round the frame. This will help keep the roots of your succulents moist. Knock each plant ...