Garden sounds are often a pleasure – small birds twittering, pigeons cooing, bees buzzing, the rustle of leaves and perhaps a radio playing in the distance. Behind my garden there are trees, a park and a playground, so I hear children chattering as they play and dogs yapping happily, other than the occasional fall out …
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Birds and Roses
This is a video of my woodpecker eating me out of peanuts at a rate of knots. Clearly it’s not “my” woodpecker – I’m sure it will visit other gardens and there must be more than one of them – otherwise based on the fact that I am filling up my squirrel proof peanut feeder …
Help – I think I’ve got thrips!
I decided to try to be thrifty earlier this year and grow some cosmos from seed instead of buying from the nursery. At first they looked to be doing quite well, if a bit stunted. Then I checked them one morning to find one was just a cut off stalk – I blamed snails and …
Gardening and me
For me my garden isn’t just about having something beautiful to look at – it’s a friend. When I need to, it helps me switch off from life’s trials and tribulations. When I lost my beloved dog Pebbles in March 2014 I spent hours out there finding jobs that needed doing and some that really …
Welcome to My Gardening Blog
A garden is always a series of losses set against a few triumphs, like life itself – May Sarton I began this blog in the summer of 2019. My gardening and life experiences definitely echo May Sarton’s words! You can subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Rambling Rose 