Kate Bradbury

Hit Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast for an offbeat pura vida vibe amid wild jungle, immaculate coastline and a colourful cast of wildlife.

It’s time to replace the old with the new; bee hotels need good management just like any other establishment

We’ve rounded up our top picks for garden books to buy during the festive period, from growing vegetables in pots to tours of royal gardens

A statement issued by the German Government suggested leaf blowers should be avoided because they “contribute to insect Armageddon”.

With a little knowhow, balconies, doorsteps and window boxes can all be turned into wildlife havens

Spring is most definitely in the air - and the team want us to get wild in our gardens

There weren’t many immaculately manicured lawns at the Chelsea Flower Show. Late May and early June are peak garden beauty, an untethered explosion of glorious abundance, and to my eye stiff, formal

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Another autumn, another gamut of sensationalist "news" stories about spiders invading our homes.

It was back in January when, on mild sunny days, I would catch sight of a lone red admiral flying around my garden and sunning itself on the wall, before disappearing again.

Forget Valentine’s Day, February 14 is the start of National Nestbox Week – an opportunity to look at your garden and see if you could do more to help nesting birds, especially those struggling to survive in the countryside.

Take a trip to Kew Gardens this summer and you’re in for an immersive, bee-themed treat.

With the constant threat of slugs and snails eating your lettuces, caterpillars munching your cabbages and aphids attacking your broad beans, your veg patch may seem like the last place you would want to encourage wildlife.

“Butterflying is all about loitering and pottering.

A garden designed to attract the butterflies and bees needn’t be messy. Kate Bradbury selects some of the country’s most inspirational examples

A CAMPAIGN leaflet sent to more than 120,000 homes across Dorset aims to raise awareness of the decline of hedgehogs.

Britain’s favourite mammal the hedgehog has a royal invitation to next week’s Hampton Court Palace garden show

Port Meadow is a calming spot along the River Thames on the outskirts of Oxford with a history stretching back to 2000BC

House sparrows, starlings and song thrushes are disappearing rapidly. Leave these foods in the garden to help them