Getting the garden ready for Spring

An expert's guide for things to do in February

Tree houses

 There are a lot of great tree house designers and makers out there - we like the way squirrel design work hand in hand with nature to design sensitively around the trees.

click on the link to go to the website

http://www.squirreldesign.co.uk/index.html

Making a start on the insect hotel

We finally managed to get a break in the weather and start our insect hotel. The vegetable and flower beds make a good start for our first attempt. The children really enjoy gathering the twigs, dried poppy seed heads and dry grasses. More to do when the weather improves (probably in September then).

Insect Hotels

We really like the idea of working closely with nature and one of the best ways to do this is to build an insect hotel in your outdoor living area. I just happen to have two wonderful helpers to make ours (aged six and four) and I will chart the progress on this blog. Meanwhile here are a few links to other finished garden insect hotels for extra information.

Insect Hotels Wildlife Trust

Insect Hotels

Designer Insect Hotel

 British Land Sculpture Tower Insect Hotel

Beyond the Hive (quite brilliant)

Bench style with lovely pieces of timber

Ken-Caro Garden

Small is beautiful. A delightful garden to visit at all times of the year, Ken-Caro near Liskeard in Cornwall is a horticultural dream. Great planting, well-labelled information and lots to see...

Ken-Caro Garden - click here

Trethorne Golf Club Wild Flowers

 Trethorne Golf Club in Cornwall have created these wonderful wild flower beds around the course and the effect is stunning. A haven for insects and wildlife, the colours of the wild flowers look terrific. Click on the link to see.

http://yfrog.com/1nqf4lj

Children's Playscapes

Great inspiration can be found in this play spaces design blog. There are links to some lovely ideas that explore both design, and outdoor space use, in equal measure. Terrific if you are looking for something a little different from the more common play space solutions.

http://playgrounddesigns.blogspot.com/

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