BBC Gardeners' World

“If you have a pond, put a seat by it. You can lose hours observing what goes on”

Dionne Sambrook’s garden in Warwickshire transforms an empty new-build garden into a wildlife haven. She moved here with her family in 2018, and although it was daunting, she embraced the blank canvas and has created her dream garden. She also uses her garden as a base for a range of work and community projects, growing trees for local forestry projects and seedlings for projects with the charity that she works for.

What was the garden like when you moved in?

It was completely bare, with just some trees, climbers and

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