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How to Create a Haven for Wildlife in Your Garden
Creating a garden that attracts and supports wildlife is an enriching experience for both you and the creatures that visit. Not only do...
Tomas Novak
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Building wildlife pond
Creating a wildlife pond is a fantastic way to support local biodiversity, provide a habitat for various species, and a peaceful and...
Tomas Novak
Aug 2, 20244 min read
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Garden landscaping for wildlife
There is no denying that biodiversity and wildlife is in crisis. Habitat loss, intensive agriculture, pesticides use are major factors,...
Tomas Novak
Aug 2, 20244 min read
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Rise of Pocket Forests
Native forests provide huge benefits not only to wide range of wildlife from insect, birds to hedgehogs, foxes and amphibians by...
Tomas
Jan 18, 20242 min read
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Trim Tidy Towns Tree Planting 2022-2023
Community tree planting is big part of rewilding and in our town of Trim we have partnered with Tidy Towns for tree planting scheme Elder
Tomas Novak
Dec 18, 20231 min read
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5 Things to avoid when bird feeding
Feeding birds is very rewarding and enjoyable activity. It is not rocket science, but it's important to feed birds responsibly and ensure..
Tomas
Nov 28, 20232 min read
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Feeding garden birds in Autumn
While most people associate bird feeding with winter, it is often recommended to start early in autumn so the birds will get use to the....
Tomas Novak
Nov 27, 20232 min read
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Native Wildflowers for shade
Most people associate typical Irish native wildflower meadows with large sunny fields with poor soil. Indeed most wild flowers thrive...
Tomas Novak
Feb 26, 20232 min read
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Willow planting 2023
I admire all trees but Willows (salix) hold special place in my heart. I have great memories from my childhood, making traditional willow...
Tomas Novak
Feb 21, 20232 min read
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Bare root planting Irish Native Hedge
Irish native hedge provide a wealth of benefits for any garden or farm, including increased biodiversity, shelter for wildlife, and a...
Tomas Novak
Feb 15, 20233 min read
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The Importance of Cleaning Bird Feeders: Keeping Irish Birds Healthy
Love for wild birds increased in recent years, undoubtedly aided by pandemic as many people found themselves confined to their gardens....
Tomas
Feb 14, 20232 min read
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Yellow Rattle: A Wildflower for Meadow Restoration
Yellow rattle (Rhinanthus minor), is a wildflower native to Ireland and Europe and a key species for restoring wildflower meadows. This...
Tomas
Feb 13, 20232 min read
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Winter Bird Feeding: The "Hungry Gap"
Winter is a challenging time for birds, as natural food such as berries and insects become scarce. Harsh weather, habitat loss and winter...
Tomas
Feb 10, 20233 min read
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Irish Native Wildflowers: Area preparation, sowing and maintenance
Sowing wildflower seeds is not science but many people do make mistake of just throwing the seeds into vigorous grass. As with all things in
Tomas
Sep 6, 20223 min read
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3 common mistakes to avoid when establishing Wildflower meadow
How to best establish wildflower meadow and what mistakes to avoid? There are 3 common mistakes people make that set them for failure
Tomas
Aug 22, 20223 min read
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Aminopyralid: the hidden killer in compost
Aminopyralid is a selective herbicide and hormonal disruptor toxin that can end up in your compost and affect your plants.
Tomas
May 10, 20223 min read
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Easy eco-friendly way to start new planting area
New areas for planting flowers, veg or fruit can be very labor intensive not just during creation but also maintenance. When you dig over...
Tomas
Apr 19, 20223 min read
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Weeds and other composting myths
Homemade compost is by far the best thing you can make to improve your soil. Many gardeners will tell you some basic rules and I have
Tomas
Mar 21, 20223 min read
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The magic of organic mulch
Over the past few years many gardeners have rediscovered the benefits of organic mulch. The application of mulch goes long way back to 17-18
Tomas
Jan 15, 20222 min read
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Garden birds: Feed or Not to feed?
After publishing my last blog about feeding birds 7 Tips for feeding your garden birds few people raised questions and concerns about....
Tomas
Nov 25, 20212 min read
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