Garden variety

THESE TALES OF FUR AND FEATHER TAKE US INTO THE HABITATS OF BOTH OUR PLANET’S BEST-LOVED AND MOST-MALIGNED SPECIES

Andrew Jackson , a social housing director, nurtured a wildflower wonderland in the garden of his Beverley new-build home. It has since featured on Gardeners’ World and he also created a show garden at Harrogate Flower Show this year. He shares his blossoming journey

If you’re planning to enter our Animal Kingdom round, which launches next week, take these tips from three of last year’s top ten photographers

30-minute birder Amanda Tuke sees the benefits of being distracted by birds at home, and on the coast

Good advice could transform your birdwatching, writes Susan Fowler

The usual choice of clothing when gardening is an old loose-fitting set of clothes such as pair of mended jeans and moth-eaten jumper. It’s only when you wear an item designed specifically for gardeni