I don’t know about you, but I’m terrible for earworms. A couple of weeks ago I was stung by a bee – I can’t remember ever being stung by a bee or a wasp. While bees rarely sting, unless threatened (and many of them can’t sting), wasps are another matter – I suppose I should …
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Do you want the good news, or the bad news?
Last month I think I was a bit doom and gloom about the state of my garden, on account of the hot weather. I’ve been trying not to be a glass half empty kind of woman, but it’s not easy. A big plus is that it has rained, and conveniently quite a lot overnight – …
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Birds, Bees and Babies
I won’t dwell on my garden too much this month, because it’s mainly scorched – it’s been so hard to keep things alive. I’m not boasting, but I think I may have mentioned, we have 8 water butts and they are all empty. I have to say, I love the hot weather, but we do …
Caught on camera
GR has given me an early birthday present. It’s a bird feeder with a built in camera – so exciting! As with anything techie, there have been teething problems. To start with, the camera needs a good wifi signal, so can’t be too far from the house. Also it needs to be well away from …
It might surPrize you to know …
Did I mention I thought I was going to have another letter published in the RHS magazine – The Garden? I received an email from them advising that mine was going to be the star letter in the forthcoming issue. It was about placing a Drosera Capensis plant in among your house plants to control fungus gnats. …
“We need to work with nature not against it” – Sir David Attenborough
Have you started watching David Attenborough’s Secret Garden yet – it’s to commemorate his 100th year on this planet? I’ve watched the first couple of episodes and I’m finding the series both fascinating and delightful – well mostly, apart from the gory clips, like dragon flies eating tadpoles and the tension when the neighbourhood cat, …
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Sowing & Mending
By way of update since last month’s blog, I’m pleased to announce that I did manage to mend my beloved bird feeder – well, of a fashion. The plastic tray was too badly mangled even for superglue, so I had to resort to copious quantities of insulating tape – not pretty I know, but the …
Time is Marching on!
I can’t believe we’re nearly in March already. If you live in the UK I think you’ll be glad to see the back of February’s rain – it’s been never ending hasn’t it. I’ve managed just 4 gardening days so far this year, but I have to say they’ve been productive. Despite GR’s efforts with …
Every little helps
I suppose it’s a bit late now, but I do wish you a very happy and healthy 2026! I haven’t done much gardening so far this year – it’s just been too cold and wet. I have been reading about gardening though and watching gardening programmes and videos. The RHS Magazine, The Garden, included a …
The Boy, some Moles, a couple of Donkeys and an Ugly Duckling
GR and I are spending Twixmas in Northumberland with Rosie and Daisy and Little Bud. We couldn’t help but notice the molehills on our walk around the grounds of our holiday cottage. I don’t currently have moles in my garden but I’m not sure I would mind – apparently those molehills make for great compost. …
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