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D.A. Spring into action to save the birds and bees
DRIVEWAYS Swindon DASH (Discovering Autistic Spectrum Happiness) is launching a wildfl ower nursery member-
ship scheme for anybody who cares for the environment and wants to gain skills in planting to boost
& PATIOS LTD butterfl y populations.
❐ Block Paving A year’s membership includes ery is the social enterprise arm of plants and sell them to visitors
an introductory gift of a hand- DASH, a registered local charity. please contact Gill O’Sullivan
❐ Landscaping ❐ Fencing made trug containing six ready It offers volunteering and employ- on 0751 6408473 (Weds & Thurs
❐ Decorative Stone to plant wildfl owers. Thereafter ment opportunities for adults with only).
members receive packets of seeds, Aspergers, supported by Zurich
❐ General Maintenance a tray of 15 wildfl owers with an charitable trust and volunteers Sunday 10 May
For a professional and information sheet, and a twice from the Zurich marketing team. 10.30am to 12.30pm
affordable service, yearly newsletter. It works closely with John Ball of Visit DASH at the TWIGS
free consultation and Find out more by mailing: anne. Swindon Flowers & Butterfl ies. nursery next to Manor Garden
written quotation [email protected] or Anyone interested in helping Centre in Cheney Manor to learn
write to 284 Marlborough Road, out in the Nursery as a volunteer, more about the birds and bees
Tel: 01793 878062 SN3 1NR. especially Wednesday and Friday and gain hands on experience
or 07866 523898 The Swindon Wildfl ower Nurs- afternoons, to help look after the in wildfl ower gardening.
Glynis on a gardening mission

Garden designer Glynis Hales from Penhill wants to show how easy it is to transform even the tiniest
back garden into a wildlife haven.
Returning to England after living creating gardens to attract wildlife “If you try to make the environment
in New Zealand for twenty years, and growing food better for bees and
Glynis, right, was shocked to learn without using pes- butterfl ies you are
• All Aspects of that pollinator bees are under ticides and chemi- doing something
Tree Surgery threat. She decided to do what she cals. “I want to important to com-
could by planting her own garden show people how bat global warming.
with native plants and wildfl owers to design with wild Pollinating insects
• Dismantling, to attract bees, butterfl ies and other fl owers and insects at the bottom of the
Felling insects. Within months, a bare plot in mind.” pyramid; if they go,
was fi lled with colourful plants, She believes that we’re done for.”
• Site Clearance fruit and vegetables. by focussing on our Call Glynis for
She has now set up The Birds own back yards, help on 335050.
and the Bees to provide design we can make a www.thebird-
• Pruning, Hedge and gardening services to enable signifi cant impact sandthebees.
Work more people to do the same thing; on global warming. synthasite.com

• NPTC/RFS Win a designer bird-feeder
cert.arb.
The Nuttery Egg is a must-have for anybody who loves birdlife and we have one worth £39.99 to give away.
The egg is crafted from high stainless steel. It could be the most 4, telling us what attracts you to the
• Fully Insured quality porcelain, aluminium and beautiful bird feeder you’ve ever egg. Find out more about it at:
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• No Job too small totally functional, it will give a
wide variety of birds lots to chirp Peatmoor tidy up thanks
• No Obligation, about. Suzanne Bullimore writes: Thank
It also features a clever ‘gravity
Free Quotation hopper’ that allows seed to fi lter you to all those who turned up on
into the rust proof aluminium a lovely, sunny Easter Monday
15 West End Road, tray when needed. It is weather- to help clear litter from around
Swindon resistant and designed to allow for Peatmoor Lagoon. Please help
to keep our beautiful local areas
07882 122927 easy fi lling and cleaning.
To enter the competition, send free of litter, especially through the
your entries to the address on page summer months.

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