Habitat – Sophies Patch – Sophie Thomson

Buzz – the bee lovers garden

With just 13 weeks will the Royal Adelaide Show I am busy finalising the design for my annual feature garden. […]

When I take people on a tour of my vegie patch, people are fascinated that I deliberately leave a patch

I delight in the butterflies that flit around my garden. They add beauty and can be encouraged to be regular

My 2017 feature garden Habitat is inspired by the fact that we live at a time when urban habitat is

Birdscaping your garden When designing our gardens we usually think of the colours, flowers, foliage and forms that are attractive

Bees are vital for pollination in the home vegie patch but they are also vital for our survival as a

Dragonflies Along with damselflies, dragonflies are beneficial insects which are great predators of insect pests such as mosquitos. They require

Garden guardians I am fascinated by how you can manage pest and disease problems by having the right garden guardians

Frogs Frogs are an indicator of a healthy ecosystem. A great way to attract frogs into your garden is to