A brimstone feeding on the blandas. Very smart butterfly. 2 buzzards soaring up, up and away. A female blackcap and another warbler (maybe a chiff...
Pruned back a rosemary that we planted last year and it has grown really well. This was to replace one that died last year after 35 years...not...
As always @strongylodon your wild flowers photos are inspirational. Yes the orchid rosettes aren't showing flowers but it gives you an indication...
We worked this morning in the garden and polytunnel. Cleared another area in the veg area, planted out some globe artichokes seedlings that were...
@ViewAhead so agree about dandelions. You give insects some food, you can make dandelion wine from the flowers, you can (though not to everyone)...
Now seeing the photos agree about pussy willow because of the catkins.
Hawthorne?
Not sure if you call it gardening but we were out in it. Cutting primroses, periwinkles, lung wort, dog wood and viburnums stems for different...
We had one many decades ago as a plant that was being thrown away next door. It survived for about 3 years and then we lost it, probably because...
A very fine green woodpecker in the orchard this afternoon. Followed shortly by a red kite swirling and soaring for some time over the garden....
Well this evening we had a power cut that we were told in advance from 7.30-9.30pm. So we made sure that the laptop was fully charged and then...
In the field behind us there are some sheep. No idea the breed but most have horns and very small tails. Over 2 weeks ago 1 lamb was born. A deep...
We have blackcurrants, redcurrants and gooseberries growing by a very old bramley apple tree and a Chinese gooseberry over them as it scrambles up...
Our sweet peas have germinated and doing better than the veg seeds.
I really hope that you can dig out all the unwanted plants and not use chemicals. Yes it is very time consuming but your ground then isn't full of...
and very smelly! All can be removed and no chemicals are needed.
Cleared some weeds from one area and then we tackled the veg patches. "Found" loads of moolis and small beetroots that we thought had all rotted...
Well a great start before the weather turns cold again. Small tortoiseshell, large white and then a brilliant brimstone (butterflies) flying...
@infradig I agree 100 times that when you pull up your own carrots the scent is there straightaway and then when you cook them or eat them raw...
@infradig well you are going against much advice about the conditions for sowing carrots. So many tell us not to use rich soil and yes use...
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