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shirls gardenwatch

Wildlife garden blog from Perthshire, Scotland

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Hellebores… don’t look up!

4 January 2012

Phew… luckily for the flowers of the hellebores in the photos below they don’t usually. They’d be a tad scared if they did though as above them there are some perilously perched roof tiles! Perhaps they will sense this and stay in bud for a little longer. It’s cold, wet and still windy out there… Read More Hellebores… don’t look up!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR… but first…

31 December 2011

… it’s HOGMANAY! The traditions here in Scotland are still very strong. Hogmany is the Scots word for the last day of the year. Although the world sees Scotland bring in the New Year with Edinburgh’s Street Party and fireworks it is the households of Scotland that keep the traditions of Hogmany alive. I’ll not… Read More HAPPY NEW YEAR… but first…

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Baby its wild out there!

28 December 2011

You could easily get knocked off your feet like the ducklings and Mum Mallard in the video below. Thanks go to my daughter for passing me on the link last night. As she says… don’t worry, there is a happy ending 🙂 Source: YouTube Channel Derbydanx Looking out the window to my small Scottish garden… Read More Baby its wild out there!

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Garden Visits (Video): Biddulph Grange

22 December 2011

Biddulph Grange Garden was the pick for last weekend’s virtual garden visit. Sorry I’m late with this but I am guessing blogging time for everyone is running short just now. If you are looking for some time out then perhaps pouring yourself a cuppa and taking a virtual stroll round this garden in Staffordshire, England… Read More Garden Visits (Video): Biddulph Grange

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Coming across the Cuckoo…

16 December 2011

No… I don’t have a new garden visitor. I wouldn’t see the Cuckoo at this time of year anyway as UK Cuckoos are likely to back in Africa for the winter. For those that are interested, Satellite tracking by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) shows where five cuckoos travelled on their migration to Africa… Read More Coming across the Cuckoo…

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The Story Behind the Name

13 December 2011

Picking your blog name – was it easy or did you ponder over it for some time? Did you know, out there in the blogging world, there is a real Garden Faerie and her name is Monica? Well there is… and she has cast her spell across Blogland… s-h-a-r-e…. t-h-e…. s-t-o-r-y… b-e-h-i-n-d… y-o-u-r… b-l-o-g…. n-a-m-e….… Read More The Story Behind the Name

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Garden Visits (Video): Benmore Botanical Garden

11 December 2011

Benmore Botanical Garden is the pick for this weekend’s virtual garden visit. It can be found in a magnificent mountainside setting on the Cowal Peninsula in Argyll. For those not familiar with Scotland’s landscape that’s on the west side of the country. Benmore is steeped in history and surrounded by dramatic scenery. As a garden… Read More Garden Visits (Video): Benmore Botanical Garden

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Garden visit, in search of berries…

9 December 2011

… at The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, last week, pre stormy weather, snow flurries and temperature drops. I’d take an accurate guess that the garden won’t look quite the same a week on. Yesterday alone will have changed the landscape – it was a quite ‘orrible day. Have one tree to straighten here today –… Read More Garden visit, in search of berries…

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Snow doesn’t always put the garden to sleep

6 December 2011

Quite the reverse here anyway, my garden is coming alive with more and more bird visitors with each day since our temps dropped and the snow arrived. Over the weekend, I heard Long-tailed tits fly over my garden shed and head to the feeders. I headed straight indoors for my camera but alas they were… Read More Snow doesn’t always put the garden to sleep

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Garden Visits (Video): Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

4 December 2011

Link collecting for Edinburgh Botanical Gardens whilst sorting/editing photos from a visit this past week picked up the video below. I’ve collected footage in the past but this one (at 6 mins 15 secs) covers all areas. I liked it and thought it would be a good one to share. For those considering a garden… Read More Garden Visits (Video): Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

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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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