A monthly podcast about wildlife gardening, backed by the latest science. Each episode covers a new topic with plenty of advice and planting ideas for your garden at home!
Episodes
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
This episode we chat about 'Do Bees Need Weeds', a fantastic book for the beginner wildlife gardener with 100 tips and tricks for your garden at home. We also host Red Campion as our 'Native Plant of the Week', a gorgeous blushing pink wildflower that brightens hedgerows and meadows from Land's End to John o' Groats.
Find all the information and links mentioned in the episode on our website Ellies Wellies - 'Do Bees Need Weeds?' and Red Campion
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Tuesday May 25, 2021
Tuesday May 25, 2021
This episode we cover the news and take a detailed look at a range of garden products called biological controls. Rather than spending money, we recommend improving your range of garden habitats as the best way to deal with garden pests! We also talk about the beautiful, billowing wildflower Cow Parsley, known in botanical Latin as Anthriscus sylvestris.
Find all the information and links mentioned in the episode on our website Ellies Wellies - Cow Parsley and Biological Controls
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Saturday May 15, 2021
Saturday May 15, 2021
This episode we host our first ever guest. Author and RHS Digital Features Editor Gareth Richards gives us a tour around his allotment and talks us through what allotmenteers can do for wildlife. We also talk about Nettles, which whether friend or foe to the gardener are great resource for the birds and the bees!
Find all the information and links mentioned in the episode on our website Ellies Wellies - Interview: Gareth Richards and Nettles
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Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
This episode is all about sweet scents and fragrant clouds enveloping your evening garden, plus of course why night flowering plants are good for wildlife. We also talk about a lovely native night-flowerer, the Nottingham Catchfly or Silene nutans.
Find all the information we talked about in this episode on our website Ellies Wellies - Night Scents and the Nottingham Catchfly
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Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
As our ponds fill with croaks and tadpoles, we talk about our latest book club offering, 'The Wildlife Pond Book' by Jules Howard. To go alongside, we cover a wonderful wetland plant that is also great for gardens, the beautiful Purple Loosestrife.
Find all the information we talked about in this episode on our website https://ellieswellies.com/?p=3396
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Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
This episode we discuss the importance of hedges for wildlife and the beautiful native daffodil, Narcissus pseudonarcissus.
Find all the information we talked about in this episode on our website Ellies Wellies - Hedges and Daffodils
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Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
This week we talk about our top three things to keep in mind when dealing with garden pests in a way that doesn't damage wildlife, and discuss one of our favourite gardening books by Kate Bradbury. We also take a look at the glorious, glistening Celandine that could be flowering in your garden right now!
Find all the information we talked about in this episode on our website Garden Pests and Celandine
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Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
It's about time we gave a general background to Wildlife Gardening! Plus, we have a look at one of our favourite native shrubs Cornus sanguinea, also known as the Dogwood.
Find all the information we talked about on this episode on our website Wildlife Gardening and Dogwood
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Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
To celebrate National Nestbox Week, we are talking about a fantastic book by the British Trust for Ornithology and discussing the wildlife wonder-plant that is our native Ivy. We cover some of the latest news and upcoming events too.
Find all the information we talked about in this episode on our website https://ellieswellies.com/2021/02/16/nestboxes-and-ivy/
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Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Welcome back! In this episode we cover some latest news about peat and bumblebees, and talk about everything you need to know about feeding your garden birds. We also have a in-depth look at the lovely hazel tree.
Find all the information mentioned in this episode on our website Ellies Wellies - Bird food and Hazel
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