At 9:30 this morning I had to change my plans and work in a shadier part of the garden - it was just too hot. Still sunny and hot now. I've...
Also known as Dame's Violet, I grew some last year and it was a hit with the insects. I was hoping it would have seeded itself around but no sign...
I've got a flower bud on "Wishes and Dreams".[ATTACH]
I only opened my lounge window for a minute last night, but this chap clearly took advantage and I found him seated comfortably when I got up this...
How lucky to find a reed warbler that's not hidden deep in a reed bed! Much easier to hear them than see them.
If you spot red beetles on it, it's definitely a lily!
I found a poor little drowned one in a bucket of rainwater a few months ago. Then a couple of days later, I saw one crossing the lawn to the bird...
I've spent my last few gardening sessions digging up giant docks with roots that go all the way to the Earth's core, and unwinding bindweed from...
There's a few gardens infested with it in my area, really hoping it doesn't reach me... On the plus side, they are the only gardens that still...
A pathetic, scrawny little Honesty specimen, completely overwhelmed by its own seed pods.[ATTACH]
Poached egg plant.[ATTACH]
Since our local council has been rewilding the verges I have seen the odd early purple orchid on the industrial estates and on my walking route...
It's Allium season! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Garden centre visit today, 3x Verbena Rigida and at the back, a Sidalcea "Party Girl".[ATTACH]
That looks like poached egg plant (Limnanthes douglasii), very good for the pollinators. I sowed some last year and they have self seeded and just...
5 doesn't look like my Goat Willow, which I had felled in January (though I've still got little baby ones popping up all over the garden, and the...
The fruits are very fragrant. Even if you don't like eating them, you can just put them in a bowl and enjoy the smell.
I've lived in this house for over 30 years but only started seeing foxes recently. And then generally as a quick glimpse as they crossed the...
Had a lovely sunny afternoon, I spent a couple of hours in the garden weeding. Then just a few minutes ago got some big rumbles of thunder and now...
I had a similar experience last year; most of my stuff germinated but then stayed tiny, often not even getting the first set of true leaves. This...
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