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A sorry sight…

Our spell of warm weather finally broke yesterday morning with thunder, lightning and torrential downpours. I believe the news reported some localised flooding in our area. We had some pretty localised flooding in the garden too!The video below shows a little repeat footage from last week followed by some from yesterday morning including one of… Read More A sorry sight…

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Water in the garden

How would you convince someone, like Nan at Gardening Gone Wild, that they just couldn’t survive another growing season without water in the garden? Oh… I’m not talking rain water which she would dearly love! I am talking water features like ponds, waterfalls or container gardens. Mm… yes, I have a tiny pond I could… Read More Water in the garden

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shirls pondwatch

You don’t really need a garden to relax by a pond like the Oriental short-clawed otters in the photo below. However with all the heavy rainfall we have had recently the idea of sitting at the water’s edge on a summer’s day watching the wildlife that visits seems a distant one.Looking back to July 22nd… Read More shirls pondwatch