The Bug Man at Home #5

A Growing Garden with Room for Visitors. Time has moved on so quickly since we moved, it’s nearly six years already, and much has changed since the rough plan in ‘Bug Man #3’, so here’s a plan of what it looks like now… The garden layout It’s a garden that

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FRAXINUS OFF!

In recent weeks the press has been full of the news of the spread of ash die-back disease (Chalara fraxinea) and the full implications of the disease becoming all too horribly clear. Vigilance is important The main concentration of cases are in mature ancient forests in East Anglia, along the

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The Bug Man at Home #2

Being patient. How the garden started to take shape. I’ve not always been the most patient of men, but it worked in our last tied cottage and I’m pretty committed to stuff that works. I moved to 108 in 1999 to start work at Helmingham Hall Gardens. My Jane joined

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The Bug Man at Home #1

When Tony asked me to contribute to the website I wondered how I might do so without using material I might otherwise be using in the Wildlife Diary. The answer was quite simple, don’t use the same material! The website slot needed to be a little different so I’ve decided

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