The garden year
Let the season tell you what the garden needs.
Work with natural rhythms rather than against them, from nesting and early flowers to autumn shelter and winter food.
March – MaySpring
Support nesting, early pollinators and emerging pond life while giving the garden time to wake naturally.
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June – AugustSummer
Keep water available, let flowers continue and make space for wildlife during the hottest and busiest months.
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September – NovemberAutumn
Turn fallen leaves, seed heads and woody material into shelter and food instead of clearing everything away.
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December – FebruaryWinter
Provide reliable food, unfrozen water and undisturbed shelter while natural resources are harder to find.
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A wildlife garden is not finished. It is always becoming.
Leave time for plants to seed, leaves to settle, insects to overwinter and animals to discover what you have made.