This time of year is full of such promise in the garden. We are seeing bulbs pushing their way through the soil and buds coming into flower with the warm winter sunshine. Unfortunately, not all gardens will enjoy this promise into Spring. Funding is a huge factor for gardens that open their gates to the… Read More Last visits to Bell’s Cherrybank Gardens, Perth
Progress in the garden is slowly gathering pace as the photos of plants in my last post show. Birds are also going around in pairs on the look out for nesting sites or in the case of Blue Tits in my garden – a Nestbox! Soon all this looking will be over and the serious… Read More March Nestbox update and video
I have been trying to get photos from my own garden for some time but winds and rain have been a problem when I have had the opportunity. My garden plants are putting on new growth and it definitely feels like Spring here. I am delighted to finally introduce a new resident to my garden,… Read More Just in time
Weekend mornings are ideal to do an early morning bird count. I love to sit and have breakfast at the window watching the early frantic dashes through the garden by the visiting birds. I especially like to do this as light comes up. Today I did a count for no other reason than I hadn’t… Read More Garden Birdwatch March 2008
Changing the way my blog is navigated, hopefully for the better, is something that I will always tinker with. For those that are familiar with my blog from the early days you will know that the colours and photos are not all that I have changed! You will also know that the montages on my… Read More Homepage revamp
This weekend we have enjoyed some more sunshine which made a walk around Dundee Botanical Gardens all the more enjoyable. From memory I have only visited this garden a couple of times, but not at this time of year. What a pleasant walk this was. It is easy to see what caught my eye first!Catkins… Read More March brings more sunshine
This gardenwatch is based on my own garden with its plants, visiting birds and wildlife. However, as a gardener I have always enjoyed visiting gardens. It is fantastic that we are now able to enjoy ‘virtual’ visiting of gardens in other parts of the world through the eyes of other gardeners via garden blogs. Listed… Read More My Garden Visits