Sofias Country Gardens
Gardening in harmony with nature
All too often when reading gardening magazines or newspaper articles it feels as if the endpoint is to dominate the world around us, to...
Sofias Country Gardens
- Aug 5, 2021
- 3 min
Insect friendly gardens
I doubt there are many gardeners out there who have not heard about the impending insect apocalypse. It is one of the big topics of our...
Sofias Country Gardens
- Jul 17, 2021
- 3 min
Wildflower gardens
My farm is located deep in the countryside, surrounded by woods, fields and water, so it is quite obvious that I should use the...
Sofias Country Gardens
- Mar 6, 2020
- 4 min
How to make a bee-garden
Last year bees were declared the most important living being on our planet by the Earthwatch Institute, and with good reason too!...
Sofias Country Gardens
- Oct 4, 2019
- 4 min
Native trees for bees, beneficial bugs, and birds
By: Jill Raver, tree expert at PlantingTree Why Choose Native Trees? Native trees are low maintenance. They are already adapted to the...
Sofias Country Gardens
- Mar 8, 2019
- 4 min
Happy housing
Forget five star luxury holiday resorts - it is insect hotels that are all the rage at the moment! And with good reason too, as by all...
Sofias Country Gardens
- Feb 15, 2019
- 2 min
Six ideas for garden ponds
Last week I wrote about the benefit of having frogs and toads in the garden, so this week I thought I would like to inspire you with...
Sofias Country Gardens
- Jan 25, 2019
- 4 min
Why city gardens are ecologically important
During the last decades there has been an alarming decline in bee populations caused by a combination of climate change, habitat loss,...
Sofias Country Gardens
- May 5, 2018
- 2 min
How to make a bee feeder
In early spring there are not nearly enough flowers flowering at Humlegård to keep the bees well fed as they come out from winter...
Sofias Country Gardens
- Apr 21, 2018
- 3 min
Cold climate garden: wild spring flowers
In the cold climate garden, nature is much stronger than on land with centuries of cultivation. Even if there are areas of wilderness in...
Sofias Country Gardens
- Apr 14, 2018
- 2 min
Strictly for the birds
One of the great joys of being in the country is observing the wildlife, and I have a never ending fascination with how interlaced the...
Sofias Country Gardens
- Nov 25, 2017
- 2 min
The best way to enhance wildlife - make a pond!
As you know I do love my amphibians, and they love water, so naturally (excuse the pun) I needed to make a pond. In my experience, there...
Sofias Country Gardens
- Jun 26, 2017
- 2 min
Wild things
The best thing about being in the country is that each and every day I get to enjoy the wildlife irl in close up. It is a bit like living...