It’s great to be home again and to see the changes in the garden in just two weeks. There are butterflies now – tatty small tortoiseshell and peacock – and lots of massive queen bumblebees searching for nest sites. They should be pretty successful in that regard as many of the wilder areas in the garden are a mass of vole and mice runs and holes. In spite of the sunny and warm weather we still have ‘winter’ birds here including bramblings and fieldfares, and yesterday – a lesser redpoll – a first for the garden. If the week ahead stays mild and dry I will be sowing vegetable and flower seeds including broad beans, sweet peas and parsnips, and preparing the greenhouse for early salad crops. Real gardening!
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- Windy in my Shropshire garden today! https://t.co/hFGW8GGhmF 1 day ago
- Bluebell leaves in the garden this morning. Spring on its way. https://t.co/wYeIjpKI2X 2 days ago
- The wildlife in my garden last month dinchope.wordpress.com/2023/01/06/the… https://t.co/3p9cWYCDQt 3 weeks ago
- Catkins in my garden. It must be spring! https://t.co/3Qbi19RMyq 1 month ago
- This robin in my garden frequently uses my car wing mirror as a perch to hunt from. Good all round visibility! https://t.co/QKLxnm6joC 1 month ago
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