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shirls gardenwatch

Wildlife garden blog from Perthshire, Scotland

Tag: Garden Visits

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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

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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.

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Glasshouses revisited – Glasgow’s Kibble Palace

10 July 2016

It’s July, we are supposed to be in summer, what better month is there to celebrate garden visits than now? As my blog sidebar chat states, you don’t need sensible shoes here. I should probably add – you don’t need an umbrella or the current month either 😉 Today, we are clicking our heels back… Read More Glasshouses revisited – Glasgow’s Kibble Palace

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A great weekend of walks and wildlife

3 May 2016

It’s fair to say last weekend was a busy one in and out of the garden for both myself and wildlife. Not on the radar, at all, was the very busy Coal tit speedily nest building in my camera nest box on Sunday! To say I’m absolutely thrilled is an understatement. What a delightful little… Read More A great weekend of walks and wildlife

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Wordless Wednesday: Old pheasant’s eye

13 April 2016

This post was published by Shirley for shirls gardenwatch in April 2016.

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A flash of blue brings in 2016

7 January 2016

Iridescent blue-green to be more precise! This swift blue flash excitedly grabbed my attention as it mirrored over a small pond at the bottom of the Chinese Hillside Garden at the Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh yesterday. What a spectacle we were treated to 🙂 Not being totally convinced that the rain would stay away and… Read More A flash of blue brings in 2016

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Small garden from Inverewe to Chelsea

21 May 2015

Inspiration for a small garden space is more likely to be found in the categories of the Fresh Gardens and Artisan Gardens at Chelsea Flower Show. Here will be found a quite different level of creativity with the balancing of plants and hard landscaping elements telling a story. Attention to every small detail is what… Read More Small garden from Inverewe to Chelsea

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Reflections from Chelsea to Inverewe

20 May 2015

Water is a tricky feature to get exactly right in a show garden and the designers at Chelsea seriously push the boundaries on creatively using it. Yesterday was medals day at Chelsea Flower Show but medals aren’t the only focus for this show, it is also about giving inspiration for our own gardens. This week,… Read More Reflections from Chelsea to Inverewe

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Chelsea Flower Show tribute week

19 May 2015

Let’s celebrate gardens some more with a garden visit week taking a Chelsea Flower Show twist (do join me if you fancy). The NTS garden Inverewe, on the west coast of Scotland, is a worthy gold medal winner to my eyes after a long awaited return visit last September. Yay… the rain stopped and the… Read More Chelsea Flower Show tribute week

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Ryder Cup: Willow figures & garden welcome

25 September 2014

As Gleneagles plays host to the 2014 Ryder Cup, the folk of Perth & Kinross (the area of Scotland Gleneagles is situated) have been getting ready to welcome everyone here all summer! It is my privilage, as a garden blogger living in the area, to share with you some images that might not make it… Read More Ryder Cup: Willow figures & garden welcome

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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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