Kate Bradbury

Dec 2, 2024 | msn.com | Kate Bradbury

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Dec 2, 2024 | theguardian.com | Kate Bradbury

In the cemetery everything is yellow: the carpet of leaves on the ground, mirrored by those still clinging to trees. Plastic flowers laid on gravestones, new graffiti on the wall. It’s raining, and there’s a serenity here that’s often hard to find in the city. Just outside, cars and buses rumble, children play football, a train rolls by. But in the cemetery everything is quiet: whether muted by rain, dead or dying, waiting out its chance for rebirth.

Oct 25, 2024 | gardenersworld.com | Kate Bradbury

In gardens, mining bees nest in light or sandy, often sparsely vegetated soil in sunny, sheltered locations. This can include your lawn. If you have mining bees nesting in your lawn, don't worry. Mining bees are typically active for just three weeks of the year, so tolerating them is a small inconvenience for having these wonderful insects making a home in your garden. What are mining bees? Mining bees are a type of solitary bee that 'mines' into the ground to make their nest chambers.

Aug 23, 2024 | theguardian.com | Kate Bradbury

In recent weeks, four hedgehogs have been found in various states of dishevelment in my local park – one dead, one bleeding from the nose, another with half a leg missing. Then there was Bertie, a four-week-old baby found screaming in a drain, covered in fleas and glitter. The bloody-nosed and missing-leg hogs were taken to rescues by other members of the community; the dead hog lives on in my compost heap. But I played ambulance to Bertie, scooping him up and driving him to my local rescue.

Jul 18, 2024 | gardenersworld.com | Kate Bradbury

Sun exposure:Dappled shade, partial shadeAspect:East facing, west facingIn summer it bears a clusters of hanging panicles bearing masses of small, pink-purple flowers with yellow stamens. However fishtail palm rarely flowers when grown as a house plant. It's important to note that, if your fishtail palm does flower, it may go on to produce berries, which contain oxalates and are therefore toxic to pets and humans.