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shirls gardenwatch

Wildlife garden blog from Perthshire, Scotland

Year: 2017

— Uncategorised, Wildlife —

Not Black, not Grey… it’s Red Friday :-)

24 November 2017

After the first ever Red squirrel garden visits spotted earlier last November, expecting them to return in 2017 was a very faint thought indeed. That really would be greedy to be so very privileged again… but one very alert and no nonsense one has! For the past three, very different weather wise, lunchtimes I have… Read More Not Black, not Grey… it’s Red Friday 🙂

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Answer: The building of a wildlife pond

19 November 2017

Question: What would you say blogging has inspired you to do in your garden that you didn’t expect? Please leave your answers in a comment 🙂 It’s fair to say that garden blogging changes the way we look at our gardens. In our pursuit of supporting photos we discover small details often overlooked. We become… Read More Answer: The building of a wildlife pond

— Birds, Hedgehog, Pollinators, Wildlife —

Loving Autumn watching

23 October 2017

Right now in this October 2017 Perthshire garden, bird species and numbers are increasing at the feeders almost daily. I’m on the lookout for Redpolls now. It’s a great season to be gardenwatching! As a garden blogger there is much to chat about at this time of year. Red Admiral butterflies are still visiting, 4… Read More Loving Autumn watching

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Wordless Wednesday: Aster ‘Little Carlow’

18 October 2017

This post was published by Shirley for shirls gardenwatch in October 2017. Photo captures taken October 13th, 2017.

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Six on Saturday: New to me

14 October 2017

As it does, late the other night, one twitter/blog link lead to another. The discovery of a new blogging meme caught my eye. Six topics/plants, supporting photo/photos with a caption/brief piece of descriptive text sounded a fresh idea for this garden blogger. Mmmm.. but as many readers here might guess that was maybe a bit… Read More Six on Saturday: New to me

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Seasonal shifts, all in a day

10 October 2017

Outside the window, bulrushes bob in the breeze. Light ripples trail over the surface of the water, left by the Mallards that have just taken flight. Autumn is definitely in the air and the empty patio chairs and tables on the decking support the current temperature drop. Inside the Garden Centre café, warmer jackets decorate… Read More Seasonal shifts, all in a day

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Wordless Wednesday: Mind the gap

2 August 2017

This post was published by Shirley for shirls gardenwatch in August 2017.

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The theme of the last seven months

31 July 2017

Clue 1: Keeping the garden free from weeds early in the season to save time during the busiest month for 2017 – July. Clue 2: Careful tending of multiple plants in a variety of pot sizes and styles so plants are in peak flower for the end of July. Clue 4: Little spare time for gardenwatching… Read More The theme of the last seven months

— Plants, Visits —

Wordless Wednesday: Kokedama

26 April 2017

Kokedama with spider plant, St Andrews Botanical Gardens, April 13th 2017.How to Make Kokedama This post was published by Shirley for shirls gardenwatch in April 2017.

GARDENWATCH

I’d encourage everyone to gardenwatch, now more than ever. You just never know what you might see when you look more closely. I’d guess you’d be in for quite a few surprises, just as I have. A good start is a dish of fresh water for thirsty hedgehogs and birds and any kind of bird feeder. A warning here – one will lead to another. Our gardens really can be mini nature reserves which is great for us to enjoy and seriously helps struggling wildlife.

There are three favourite locations to gardenwatch in my garden, all at different times of the day. Breakfast, through a window with a notebook recording activity at the feeders. Lunchtime, on a bench by the pond watching what is attracted there – lots. Late evening is the last, live watching night garden activity through four IR cameras – addictive!

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