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January 2017 Cover Photo Priory Park, Chichester. Courtesy of Mrs Sheila Mills
Welcome... to a brand new year! I resolved a long time ago not to make new year resolutions which is easy enough to stick to... If 2016 wasn’t the best year for you, January brings a metaphorical blank page so set your goals for 2017 and aim high! 2017 is our tenth year of trading and we are delighted to be working with some of the same businesses as we were in 2007. Look out for some special anniversary features later on in the year. Our main article this month puts the spotlight on local charity Home Start. Assisting struggling families with practical advice and hands-on support since 1973 the charity helps families in this area with at least one child under five. See page 24. With a new year upon us, you may be thinking of making changes around your home or garden. Andrew from Glorious Gardens gives ideas for designing a wildlife garden in this month’s gardening feature, see page 31.
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Motoring news Record year for new car sales? Despite worries about the potential economic impact of Brexit, new-car sales are expected to exceed 2.7m when industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) collates the annual data in the new year. As reported on www.telegraph.co.uk a variety of factors have assisted the sales. A strong pound meant cars produced abroad but sold in the UK are more profitable. Weak demand in other European markets resulted in car makers directing supply to where their vehicles were selling. Finally, cheap finance deals mean cars have never been more affordable.
Aston Martin DB4 A run of 25 Aston Martin DB4 GT Continuation models are being built to original specification for an estimated £1.5 million each (around half of what original DB4 GTs are currently valued at). The cars will be built next Autumn by the brand’s historic arm, Aston Martin Works, at Newport Pagnell, where the original car was constructed from 1959. Produced for four years until 1963, the DB4 GT won on its race debut at Silverstone with Sir Stirling Moss behind the wheel. Buyers of the track-only cars will be
offered the chance to receive training from Aston Martin’s professional drivers. www.autocar.co.uk
Green driving www.independent.co.uk The Dutch government has set a date for parliament to host a roundtable discussion that could see the sale of petrol and diesel-fuelled cars banned by 2025. If the measures proposed by the Labour Party in March are finally passed, it would join Norway and Denmark in making a concerted move to develop its electric car industry. Outside Europe, both India and China have demanded citizens use their cars on alternate days to reduce the exhaust fumes which are causing serious health problems for the populations of both nations. A new way of charging electric cars could help reduce the time it takes to minutes rather than hour reports the RAC on www.rac.co.uk The company Augmented Optics has revealed a new polymer material that can charge a car as fast as filling it up with fuel. The technology could totally transform the electric vehicle market.
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Cash ISAs Are you fed up with poor returns? There is an alternative says The Mellor Practice
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Many of our clients are complaining bitterly that returns are so poor that they are looking round for alternatives. It may be that you can identify with them, but are hesitant about riskier alternatives.
Some well established companies are offering a ‘new breed’ of ISAs which smooth out returns from stock markets. They have no ‘lock-in’ period with near instant access and are suitable for the cautious investor. Because of the potentially better returns, many use the monthly income facilities to supplement pension income. We all need to make our money work harder for us, especially with inflation creeping up. ISAs provide one of the few remaining tax breaks, with no income or capital gains tax to pay. They are versatile, in that Cash ISAs can be transferred to Investment ISAs - and vice versa. Transferring ISAs
from previous tax years doesn’t affect one’s current year’s allowance. Why not telephone Hilary Peyman on 01903 882007 to book a complimentary appointment? It’s an excellent opportunity to find out if The Mellor Practice may be suitable for you, with no obligation or pressure. Meetings can be held either at their spacious offices just outside Arundel with easy free parking, or if you prefer an advisor can visit you at your home. If you’d like to discuss this over the telephone, please call Laurie Mellor on 01903 882007. The Mellor Practice, Unit 1 Park Farm, Chichester Road, Arundel, BN18 0AG Telephone 01903 882007 or visit their website at www.themellorpractice.co.uk
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Young Readers’ Puzzle Page Wordsearch
Anagram
Find the listed words in the grid. Words may be hidden horizontally, vertically or diagonally and in either a forwards or backwards direction.
Trace the lines connecting the circles to find out what the second word is.
ART EXHIBIT DINOSAURS FACTS EDUCATE FOSSILS
GALLERY GIFTS HISTORY
PAINTINGS POTTERY TOURISTS
Sudoku
Find the Sum
Place the numbers 1 – 6 once in each row, column and 3x2 bold-lined box
Three of the numbers in the box below add up to 53. But can you work out what those three numbers are?
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Local Walks - January These walks are supported by Chichester District Council, are led by volunteers and are designed to cater for all ages and abilities. No booking is required but please arrive 10 mins before the walk is due to start. Dogs are welcome unless otherwise stated but must be kept on the lead. If the weather is poor the walk may be cancelled, if unsure please check. 01243 534589 health@chichester.gov.uk www.chichesterwellbeing.org.uk. L = Walk Leader Mon 2nd
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Stanstead
L: Peter
2hrs 15mins
4.5 miles
30mins
1 mile
Stansted Garden Centre Car Park. Stansted Park, Rowlands Castle, PO9 6DX Weds 4th
10.30am
Chichester Oaklands
L: Helen
A gentle paced walk suitable for beginners.Entrance to Chichester Festival Theatre, PO19 6AP Weds 4th
10.30am
Chanctonbury Hill
L: Peter
2 hours
4 miles
Acircular walk to Chanctonbury Ring hill fort and return via Washington village. Frankland Arms pub Thurs 5th
10.30am
Burpham
L: Jane
2 hours
4 miles
Hilly walk with some stiles. Lovely views. The public car park behind the George at Burpham Fri 6th
10.30am
Summersdale
L: Andrew
2 hours
4 miles
1 hour 30
2.5 miles
Along Centurion Way to West Lavant The Avenue, Summersdale Mon 9th
10.30am
Emsworth
L: Anne
Emsworth Town Square. Park in public car park (pay & display) by information board Tues 10th
10.30am
Chichester Westgate
L: Helen
30mins
1 mile
A flat walk at a gentle pace, suitable for beginners. Entrance to Westgate Leisure Centre, PO19 1RJ Thurs 12th
10.30am
Chichester City Walls
L: Janet
1 hour
1.5 miles
1 hour 45
3.5 miles
The aviary just inside the entrance to Priory Park in Guildhall Street Fri 13th
10.30am
Compton
L: Jane
Not suitable for beginners. Recreation ground car park just as you enter the village of Compton. Sat 14th
10.30am
Walberton to Binstead
L: Dominic
1 hour 45
2.75 miles
A mainly flat headland path, grass, gravel. Walberton Village Hall car park, BN18 0PQ Mon 16th
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Chichester
L: Janet
30 mins
An easy walk around Chichester Meet by the aviary just inside the entrance to Priory Park in Guildhall Street Weds 18th 10.30am Tangmere L: Peter 2 hrs
1 mile
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Oving park roadside on Church Lane, and meet outside Fri 20th
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Itchenor
L: Andrew
2 hours
4 miles
Walk along Chichester Harbour foreshore and through Itchenor Park. Itchenor village car park Weds 25th
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L:Dominic
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West Marden
L: Jane
3 hrs
6.5 miles
Not suitable for beginners. At the junction of the B2146 and the Walderton Stoughton Road, where parking is available on the grass verge by the River Ems Tues 31st 10.30am Buriton L: Bruce 2 hours 20 4.2 miles Ascent 190m. Hilly, two stiles. Buriton, Kiln Lane, Halls Hill Car Park
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Red Grapefruit Winter Salad A crisp refreshing salad can be the perfect antidote to dark winter days and too much festive eating, or the ideal way to start off your spring diet! Ingredients. Serves 4: 1/2 head radicchio, or Oakleaf lettuce or other red leaves 2 small red onions, thinly sliced 1/2 bunch or about 50g radishes, trimmed and thinly sliced 2 red grapefruits 150g feta cheese 50g pine nuts, toasted Good balsamic vinegar Olive oil Salt and black pepper
Method: 1. Separate the radicchio leaves into a salad bowl with torn us lettuce, sliced onions and radishes.
2. Peel the grapefruit (over a small bowl to catch any drips), slice into segments and add to the salad. 3. Crumble the cheese over the salad along with the pine nuts and toss lightly. 4. Whisk the juice with vinegar, oil and seasoning to taste and toss into salad. © www.cookwithalex.co.uk Cookery Courses for all Why not give a Voucher for the perfect gift? Contact Alex 01243 532240 www.cookwithalex.co.uk
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Sussex Snippets Eastergate Vintage Valentine Event. On Saturday 11th February a charity event raising money for the parish of Aldingbourne, Barnham and Eastergate will feature a 1940s-1950s themed evening of live music, dinner, and dance. The Vintage Valentine, jive and dine event will take place in Eastergate Village Hall from 7-11pm and tickets are £20 in advance or £25 on the door. Contact: 01243 553955 or visit www.parishofabe.org.uk Shoppers in Steyning were recently asked to join forces to call for more money for local NHS services. Local Labour party members set up stall on a busy shopping day to draw attention to the latest threat to services and gather names for a petition to Theresa May calling for more money to reduce growing waiting lists - following the level of support received Labour now plans extend their activities to other high streets in the area. Contact: Arundel & South Downs Constituency Labour Party www.southdownslabour.com/ SSPlabourparty@gmail.com twitter.com/LabourASD The RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch will take place from 28-30 January and the charity is encouraging everyone to give nature a home in their garden or green space, by featuring items on their website giving information on little things that can be done to give wildlife a safe
CHICHESTER LOCAL place to feed, breed and thrive. The Big Garden Birdwatch helps build a picture of garden wildlife across the UK Armed – information that helps the RSPB identify what is in danger and how they can help. Contact: ww2.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/activities/birdwatch Chestnut Tree House’s Snowman Spectacular Ball on Saturday 3 December celebrated another fundraising success for the Sussex children’s Snowman Ball Chestnut Tree House hospice with an volunteers (c) Graham Franks incredible total of £532,314 on the night, smashing last year’s total of £455,011. The ball was hosted this year by broadcaster and ‘voice of Sussex’, Danny Pike and a sprinkling of celebrities enjoyed the fun including Benidorm actress and Patron of the charity, Julie Graham, footballers Kerry Mayo and Paul Jones (also a Chestnut Tree House Patron), and Stephen Webb and Chris Steed from Gogglebox. Louise Goldsmith, the Leader of West Sussex County Council, went ‘back to the floor’ to get hands-on and undertake a shift as a home care worker, when she rolled up her sleeves and spent time with Inter-County Nursing & Care Services, a home care provider based in Oving near Chichester. Louise was one of a number of senior councillors and staff at the county council to undertake home care shifts around the county in the past few weeks, and she teamed up with one of the carers, Clare McWilliam, to meet a resident and see the kind of tasks the care workers undertake and to hear how residents feel about having home care. www.westsussex.gov.uk/jobsincare With a churchyard in Old Shoreham marking her last resting place, the dramatic life of Princess Bariatinsky will be explored in a talk at Shoreham Library on Thursday 19th January, at 7pm. Many people are curious about the Russian Princess’s unusual gravestone in St Nicolas' churchyard but few know anything about her, now authors John and Jeannette Simpson will be sharing their research on the princess, which has culminated in a book on her life. Tickets are £4 each including light refreshments and are available from Shoreham Library on 01273 467966 or via Shoreham.library@westsussex.gov.uk. West Sussex schools have created a unique video message inviting local astronaut Tim Peake to make a return visit to his home county; the video invitation includes school children launching their own mini rockets and features a special poem throughout, and also includes some of the school children using sign language and specially-created artwork. Tim grew up in Westbourne and attended Westbourne Primary School. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsxAZrAFC2Q
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CAP Money Course A The CAP Money Course is a free three session course open to anyone, who needs help managing their finances or wanting to improve how they budget, spend and save, irrespective of income, financial circumstances or knowledge.The course aims to equip you to improve your money management; encourage you to look at your finances and make changes tailored specifically to your needs; if you are in debt, to help you become debt free, and enable you to successfully budget, save and keep out of debt. Each session lasts two hours, including refreshments, and the course is informal and confidential. There are courses in Chichester, Bognor, Littlehampton and Selsey throughout 2017. Contact: Peter Sutton tel: 07813 02458 Email: petersutton@capmoneycourse.org www.capuk.org/i-want-help/cap-money-course/ introduction
St Wilfrid’s Fundraising Push
On Thursday 5th January – its 30th Anniversary – St Wilfrid’s Hospice will be officially launching the “Dreambuilding” fundraising campaign on its new site in Bosham. The Fundraising Team will be asking the local community for its support, just as it did 30 years ago, to help raise the remaining £4million needed to build the new modern Hospice.
Bosham Bazaar - Event Organiser Liz Juniper and other ladies on the jam stall
Throughout the year new fundraising events will be launched in the Chichester Observer and via the Dreambuilding website (www.dreambuilding.org.uk) and of course supporters can participate in, or hold an event of their own choice, too! For more information please contact Chloe NeilsonHopkins on 01243 775186 or 01243 214146, or email: chloe.neilsonhopkins@stwh.co.uk
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Counselling at home Do you feel lonely or isolated, has your life change in some unexpected way, or are you struggling to come to terms with recent or past events? If you are housebound or have problems with mobility for any reason registered charity SAGE Counselling can come to you. Counselling can help by giving you space to think about both current issues and past events which still cause you distress. These issues can be explored confidentially, with support and without judgement, giving you time to talk about how you are feeling, to understand any underlying causes and to think about the way forward. For some it will be about making sense of life events and for others it will be coming to terms with things that cannot be changed. SAGE Counselling is dependent for funding on grants and fundraising activities. All clients are also asked to make an affordable weekly donation for their counselling sessions, which goes towards the running of the organisation. Our counsellors all offer their time voluntarily. Contact: 07585 141599 www.sagecounselling.org.uk
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CHICHESTER LOCAL Chichester Climate Change Forum The Chichester Climate Change Forum has been set up by the Green Party and Transition Chichester with the aim of sharing information about how climate change affects the Chichester area and by monitoring local developments. It is a year since the Paris Climate Change Agreement was adopted as a global wake-up call. The agreement states that globally we should limit temperature rises to under two percent more than pre-industrial temperatures. The treaty was agreed last December and since then, 113 countries have ratified it, including the EU, which did so in October. The agreement went into force in November, meaning all those signed up must now report every two years on progress towards their targets. The Chichester group have put together a celebratory evening at which local people can find out more about climate change action and solutions in this area. Paris Plus One will be held on 26 January, at the Friends’ Meeting House, Priory Road, Chichester, at 7.30pm. Donations welcome. Contact: Debbie Carter - 01243 536479 or send an Email to: cartedebbie@gmail.com. Or you can also email: chichesterbognor.greenparty.org.uk or visit: www.transitionchichester.org
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Home-Start Offering support and friendship for families By Lynn Smith Sometimes even the most dedicated parents can face challenges that prevent them doing all they want for their children. When those recognisable parental issues of sleep deprivation, juggling work and finances, or isolation are added to a mix of other factors such as physical ill health, depression or domestic abuse, the world for these families can become overwhelming. Fortunately, voluntary organisation HomeStart is there to offer support. An independent registered charity, Home-Start is committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under five years of age and believes children need a happy and secure childhood and that parents play the key role in giving their children a good start in life and helping them achieve their full potential. The Home-Start schemes started in 1973 with the first Sussex based scheme established in 1998 - CHAMS, covering Crawley, Horsham and MidSussex, was closely followed by the Worthing & Adur and the Arun schemes. Chichester & District began supporting families in 2008. Sadly, the Worthing & Adur scheme recently closed due to lack of funds. Lois Rowlands and Bridget Richardson are Managers of Home-Start schemes – Lois became Manager of Home-Start Chichester & District at the beginning of this year, having been a Home-Start volunteer prior to this, she is also a trustee for a national breastfeeding charity (La Leche League GB); whilst Bridget came to Home-Start Arun from Victim Support and from having spent many years working with the Body Shop and the Body Shop Foundation. Both women agree that every year Home-Start receives far more referrals than it has the resources to support. Lois illustrates this fact: “Arun, with the largest district population in West Sussex, appears in the 2014 Index of Multiple Deprivation as having two wards in the top ten percent, and three in the top twenty percent most deprived areas of England.” A statistic echoed by Bridget, “In Chichester a rising number of
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families were identified as vulnerable by health visitors and social services. Three of the four wards in Chichester are also identified with a high index of multiple deprivations. Many of the families that we support in the north of our area (Chichester & District) experience rural isolation, poor and expensive transport links and difficulty accessing shops and services.“ Whilst, from the outside, West Sussex may be viewed as an affluent county, there are many families – from all areas of the county – who have little support locally and need a little help when times get tough. Home-Start’s model is a simple one - that of one parent supporting another, but underlying this is a more complex blend of trust, confidence, self-esteem, coping and wellbeing. Services offered include home visiting, helping parents to access local services and Family Groups where parents can meet, talk and create their own local support network. Lois and Bridget know that early intervention works, and recognise the importance of a whole family approach. They believe that the Home-Start approach is unique: “… because the support and friendship we offer to families through our volunteers is absolutely tailored to the needs of the individual.” They also believe that “ … listening is the greatest gift volunteers can give to families, many of whom may never have had the chance to talk openly about their feelings.” Volunteers visit a family for two to three hours a week to offer emotional and practical support and guidance, and Lois says that, “Many ‘matches’ continue as life-long friendships.” Kelly first sought help from Home-Start over fourteen years ago and over the years the Family Group has helped support and protect her children from an abusive ex-partner and to build bridges within her family. She says that being listened to “helped me to understand why I felt so low and what I should do to repair these feelings.” She is now taking West Sussex Council courses to be a support group volunteer and hopes to, eventually, volunteer for Home-Start, “and give
back a little of what I’ve received.” Home-Start works alongside other statutory services amongst them: West Sussex Think Family and the Early Help teams; they take referrals from health visitors, Children's Centre Family Support Workers, midwives, social workers and community nursery nurses. They also take a number of self-referrals each year. Lois puts the importance of their work into perspective when she confirms that, “Since the year 2000 in excess of 3,000 children and their families have been supported by Home-Start Arun. In the last year alone, our volunteers have supported 134 families and their 286 children.“ Whilst Bridget says: “Last year Chichester & District supported 96 families and their 205 children.” 175 families were supported across CHAMS. Each Home-Start scheme is self-funded and, as with most charities, fund-raising is a vital tool in the organisations survival kit. Lois explains the reality, “ … we are each individual charities applying to trusts, county, town and parish councils and personal donations from the community, alongside the more traditional fundraising methods.” Looking ahead, Lois Rowlands says that, “Arun has
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28 Local Charity / Finance been successful with both the Big Lottery Fund and Children in Need in the last few months, but this success still means finding a further 45 percent of our budget from other means.” Chichester & District, which survived a major fundraising crisis in 2014 by restructuring its staff team and reducing staff hours, is also part funded by a grant from BBC Children in Need and is Bridget says, “Planning a prestigious art exhibition and sale in October 2017.” At Home-Start’s core are its staff and volunteers. Lois says that finding enough volunteers to cover all of the referrals received is another issue the charity faces, and that staff can support only a certain number of volunteers safely, so funds are needed to recruit. Volunteers undertake 40 hours of training, covering topics such as safeguarding, confidentiality, bereavement, depression and the power of play. Volunteers come with a range of parenting skills budgeting, cooking, managing twins and triplets, coping with post-natal depression. Gill has been a HomeStart volunteer for over six years and is convinced that, “Thanks to the excellent preparatory course followed by the continuous support and supervision of the Home-Start team, including recognising their prowess at matching volunteers to families, it is very rare not to achieve positive outcomes.” Volunteers also help out in the office and hold fundraising events, doing vital work that keeps essential
funds coming into the charity’s coffers. Lois says that also behind the scenes are the Trustees, whom she describes as, “A small, dedicated group who ensure the highest standards are upheld and that the governance of our scheme complies with the Charity Commission standards and those we set ourselves to give the very best support to our community’s children.” The charity is always looking to attract people who have the skills and dedication required to work as a trustees, particularly skills in areas such as Human Resources and IT. When asked what the greatest challenge faced by Home-Start, Lois and Bridget concur: “Long-term sustainability is the key for all charities right now. Without it our staff and volunteers have no stability, and our families face an uncertain future of support.”
Home-Start www.home-startarun.org.uk/ www.home-startchichester.org.uk
Planning for 2017 By Richard Cohen JP FPFS ACII MCSI Chartered Financial Planner If there’s one thing that 2016 taught us it was to expect the unexpected. At the start of the year Donald Trump was a billionaire reality TV star with a fantasy of being president, Mark Carney (the Governor of Bank of England) was talking about when interest rates would rise and no one had even heard of the term Brexit. Look at how things have changed twelve months on. 2017 brings its own set off accepted norms, predictions and, I expect, some surprises. These unexpected events will all impact people’s finances for better or worse and cause people to update the plans they have for their future. Benjamin Franklin said “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail” and its driven into us how important planning for the future is. I think it’s also important to remember the words of less often quoted Mike Tyson “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth”. Doggedly sticking to a plan regardless of how the world is changing is rarely sensible and it’s definitely important to update your plans to adapt to changing circumstances. A good plan will factor in that things
may not turn out exactly as you hoped. In the case of planning your finances, you may purchase insurance against unlikely but undesirable events or diversify your portfolio to include investments that will perform well when the rest is performing poorly. With a well-constructed, adaptable and balanced plan there should be no need to panic with every piece of news. As the Brexit and US election results became apparent, we saw billions made and lost in markets around the world, only for most markets to end up roughly where they started within a week. That’s not to say these events do not have long term consequences, it’s just that they will take time to play out. It’s rarely going to be apparent on the next day or even the next month what the long term implications will be. Perhaps 2016 has taught us to expect the unexpected and the unexpected thing about 2017 will be it all runs as expected. www.nsurefinancial.co.uk or to arrange a free review please call Sarah Gray on 01903 821010
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In Your Garden Monthly gardening ideas and tasks by Andrew Staib of Glorious Gardens countless insects and amphibians. A lot of people think ponds are a lot of work but if you are not interested in keeping fish and thus need the water filtered or pumped for a water feature there is not that much to do. When you put plants in them carefully research whether they won’t spread too much and every so often scoop the pond weed off the surface of the water. Once every 5 -7 years you can empty a good amount of water and take out any silt that has collected at the bottom.
Designing a Wildlife Garden
Compost
The news can be depressing about the destruction of nature the world over and the UK has seen a massive decline in most species since the 50s with loss of habitat as the greatest single cause. Every couple of years a plant species becomes extinct in the UK alone.
You can buy barrels that are above ground with a stand that allows you to turn them which moves the compost around and aerates the material. This is the most effective way to compost plus there is no rodent problems. And what a joy to know the potato peelings
However private gardens account for nearly 20% of our urban landscape and they are the one place that is in our control to nurture and encourage wildlife. They can be our small but important way to contribute to what we love and there is nothing more satisfying than planting a shrub and seeing it feed a dozen or so different insects with its pollen and sap or see birds eat the berries of a tree we planted a year ago.
Hard Landscaping Think hard about hard landscaping. Many gardens change ownership every decade and often one garden is pulled out and another put in its place. You can try bark paths rather than paved ones, decking from sustainable pine trees rather than sandstone all the way from India or shingle rather than cement. Also rather than buy oak materials (it is highly unlikely that oak is being re planted as quickly as it is being used and most of it is coming from what is left of oak forests in Eastern Europe) Julia Young, the manager of WWF’s Global Forest and Trade Network programme at WWF-UK recently said: “We purchased goods (oak) from 17 companies, and not one could provide evidence that they had carried out sufficient due diligence.
Ponds Ponds are powerhouses of nature, not just providing water to drink and wash but are also the home to
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tasks include not buying peat based composts of which there are surprising amount that still do in your local garden centre.
When you chose your next plant, you can think of its food and shelter giving properties.
Collect rainwater
Medium trees for the garden- the top supermarket of trees are Rowan, Malus, Yew and Buddlea.
The more we can use rainwater from our roves the less dams have to be built and maintained and the more money you will save if your water is metered. Also if you are topping up your pond it is best to use rainwater to avoid the chlorine and lime in the tap water.
Shrubs can include Skimmia, Catoneaster and Pyracantha. Perennials with fragrant flowers are good- like Knautia, Scabios, Helenium, Rudbekia, Chives, Roses and Lavender. The RHS online also has a comprehensive list of plants that are good for pollinators.
Boxes Bee boxes, hedgehog boxes, bird boxes and bat boxesmake your garden into a veritable city of homes for wildlife.
Peat Other environmentally friendly
Wild Spaces You can leave a bit of your lawn uncut. You would be amazed at how many little bugs love the privacy and edible seed heads of long grass. Plus it looks good and a swath of long grass is an antidote to having to be in complete control of everything in our lives!
Mulch Use mulch to control the weeds on your beds. This helps keep a
through the door great percentage of the weeds down, keeps the moisture in the soil so less need to water plus it improves the soil so after a few years even the most clay solid new bed starts to develop a good structure.
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What to do in January
Leave the leaves in the beds this year Hard to do but leaving the leaves about allows all sorts of hibernating insects to burrow away and hide till the Spring. Leaving old piles of logs in the corner can also provide homes for the bigger creatures including hedgehogs. You can see your self as only partially owning your garden, and that the thousands of fungi, millions of ants and wood lice, bees, birds, bats and voles also need a home. Like a benevolent King or Queen you can provide a rich and pleasant land where there is enough for everyone!
Where to visit this January If you want to walk off those extra Xmas calories you can take a trip up to Kew Gardens. They have such a huge range of trees even in the middle of winter there is so much to see. Plus you can hang out in the cafes or Tropical Greenhouse for a warm break. They also have after dark tours.
The biggest jobs are the pruning of deciduous plants like Roses, Wysteria and fruit trees. The best place to go is Youtube for Pruning! Example- If you type in “Pruning a small apple tree” you will get all sorts of well meaning gardeners showing you what they do. Choose to listen to an expert and you quickly can tell. Also make sure the apple tree looks like your one as there are different types. Also in January you can sow in your greenhouse all sorts of vegetables ready to be transplanted in Spring into your plot. Plus you can start to force your Rhubarb by placing as big a pot as you can find over the heads.
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