You know how sometimes it’s only when you give up, really completely give up all hope of something, that it happens? That’s what it was like seeing those newts recently. I’d last spotted one at the edge of my pond, a whole couple of years ago and that was a great surprise. First of allContinue reading “Call of the Wild”
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Rewilding (myself)
Yesterday was Global #Rewilding Day and I’m so glad (relieved and joyful) personally that this has caught on, that somebody / some people even thought of it in the first place: WAY TO GO! Yesterday was officially the first day of Spring and the Spring Equinox – but today 21st March will always be firstContinue reading “Rewilding (myself)”
So here’s the Wildlife pond!
Very much work in progress – but the daffodils popped up where I’d planted them last year. I’ve put in a few additions such as the primula and wild primroses around the edge. There are some more pond plants too to be potted in (had a real disaster with that last time round, the ‘coirContinue reading “So here’s the Wildlife pond!”
The wildlife pond has a leak
The original wildlife pond in my garden was just an upturned black plastic bin lid – and didn’t leak. There again, neither did it have any detectable wildlife in it…Hence Wildlife Pond V2 – which came into existence yesterday. It too has black plastic (doesn’t seem any getting around that) liner, but also has veryContinue reading “The wildlife pond has a leak”
A Masterplan…At last!
Having been muddling through, and wondering where I’d put everything if I managed grow plants from all the seeds I’ve collected – in a fairly small garden…at last a Masterplan comes to me! I didn’t think of it, it was given to me by my dear husband (and he I think got it from ProfessorContinue reading “A Masterplan…At last!”
New Year new plans….resolutions even
So 2021 is seen in with a bit of snow here in the W Mids/South East (here at a four county border hard to tell which region we’re in – as if #wildlife would care!!) Exciting checking out footprints – defo foxes roaming about the garden last night. As usual digging up bits of earthContinue reading “New Year new plans….resolutions even”
Slow work
Now the nights are drawing in, I’m finding a bit more time to put towards this project. November was so (worryingly?) warm in fact that I was gardening right up to the end of it, putting in ‘Goose-Necked Loose Strife ‘ as recommended for butterflies by Professor Dave Goulsen. (Author of “The Garden Jungle” whichContinue reading “Slow work”
Well that went well!
Talk about get to grips with WordPress, never got so lost in my life! Can edit up and running pages, and because of that, thought would be simple to start from scratch (without reading or having received the how to email for Day 1!) So! About as much success as trying to plant hoary plantainContinue reading “Well that went well!”
Today’s the day
Today’s the day I get brave and decide to get to grips with WordPress in order to blog a bit, or to start blogging, anyway. In order in turn to log a few discoveries along the way, as I learn more about the wildlife around me. With the overall aim of connecting to that wildlifeContinue reading “Today’s the day”
