Posts on Wildlife gardening
Joys of a wildlife garden
The joys and benefits of wildlife in our gardens benefit not only us but also every living creature in our space, deep in the soil and up in the air. Wildlife in a garden brings LIFE and that brings joy.
Cottage garden hedgehog
Suddenly we have a nightly visiting hedgehog coming for food after years of not seeing one. They are such lovely little creatures – and mean there is a chain of Life in the garden from beetles to foxes all living and munching and having a lovely time.
Wildlife gardening – Ha!
Squirrels destroyed my pot of tulips within minutes this morning – very disappointing but I can’t think of any way to stop them. As soon as I take the chicken wire protection off, they dig up and eat the shoots and bulbs.
Feeding your garden birds
There is such joy in having a bird feeder close to the window and feeding the birds all the year around. They become part of the life in your garden. Do think about doing it – you won’t regret it.
BBC ONE Sunday Morning Live – 18th August – I’ll be on TV!
BBC One asked me to take part in a gardening section of their programme Sunday Morning Live on Sunday 18th August 2019. It was all very exciting and great fun.
Six on Saturday December 29th 2018
I’ve taken the offer of sharing an allotment with a neighbour – a totally new challenge for 2019 and very exciting. I’ll be asking my fellow bloggers for lots of advice please
Six splashes of colour in the sunshine – Saturday October 20th 2018
Six simple photos taken in the October sunshine in our London cottage garden
In London Cottage Garden what happens when……
This blog shows what happens when action is taken or is not taken – one only learns by trial and error so my blog may help you make those big decisions and avoid making the same mistakes.
Tom Stuart-Smith’s new garden at Middleton Lodge Hotel Richmond, Yorkshire
Here are some photos from my recent visit to the new walled garden designed by Tom Stuart-Smith for Middleton Lodge Hotel near Richmond in Yorkshire.
Cottage garden survivors and sacrifices – Six on Saturday July 7th 2018
In this weather I’ve had to sacrifice the look of some plants to protect them and I have some plants that are surviving quite well. I’ll show you both. Re: watering, I give pots a gallon or two each every few days and I don’t water the rest of the garden. I’ve cut to the
Compromises in a town cottage garden
Six small samples of having to accept things as they are when you have a small garden
Six on Saturday 10th March 2018
An exciting frog invasion, frogspawn, snowdrops, red berries and more
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