Finally, I have completed my photo collection of wild flowers I took whilst on holiday in Wales. I have always paid attention to the road side edges as I pass by but armed with my camera it was quite a different experience. In the photo groups below B2 and B3 were taken from a small,… Read More Wild Flowers July 2007
Yesterday, I found time to do a quick 10 minutes of pruning that will ultimately give me some extra colour in my garden in a month or so – well worth the time! I’m sure the butterflies and bees will appreciate this too. Some plants if pruned after flowering can give a second flush of… Read More Pruning for second flush
Writing this diary/blog I have discovered a high percentage of gardeners love their cats. However, not all do for a variety of reasons. I have to be honest here and say I am a gardener that doesn’t. Fouling is one aspect that bothers me especially when my children were young. Although much of my garden… Read More CATWatch Review – shirls gardenwatch
August, in my garden, is tidy-up time. I have very few bedding plants in my garden so deadheading flowering plants to keep them flowering longer is not really a job I need to keep on top of. However, pruning is one I do. No problem there though as I really enjoy pruning except for one… Read More That time of year!
July will undoubtedly be remembered for rain, winds and more rain! However, today in my garden it was seen out with a bright sunny day. Although I had perhaps been a bit optimistic in removing the cover from our table and chairs for our evening meal! A Jungle is a good description of some areas… Read More July, Jungle and Juveniles
Butterflies now seem to be frequent visitors to my garden at this time of year. It is lovely to watch them land and stay a while on my plants. This year I plan to keep a closer eye on them to see how many types actually visit my Scottish garden. So far, I have seen… Read More Buddleja, Butterflies and Bonariensis
Something different for a change! In my last post I suggested that perhaps a visit to the beach might be on the cards this weekend. For those with rain forecasted and those who are unable to get to the beach I thought I’d bring it to you. However, for those who can get out there… Read More Sand Sculptures
I wonder if the peacock shown below is the most photographed bird by tourists and day visitors throughout the world. Parks, Gardens and Castles are some of the places they can be seen. A brief Google search has told me that the Blue peacock is the national bird of India – I wasn’t aware of… Read More Days out – with a camera
As I write this garden diary in the format of a blog it has taken me into the growing community that is blogging. Within this gardening community there are many bloggers who want to make a difference and in some cases they initiate awards to recognise particular areas. The award for ‘Bloggers for Positive Global… Read More Bloggers for Positive Global Change Award
Watching my garden and taking photographs in it has made me more aware of how it looks with differing degrees of light levels during the day. It is amazing how quickly these levels change and how the essence of vibrant colours lit by evening sun just dissolves in a second. Last night I was trying… Read More Evening sun