Gardenwatch: Sunshine & Ladybirds
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It’s only mid-July, and temperatures here have been soaring since May. The best time to be out in the garden at the moment? First thing in the morning or in ... Read more
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Gardenwatch: Snowdrops
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It’s snowdrop season here in the UK. These beautiful, white, bell-shaped flowers are among the first to flower in the new year. I enjoy visiting nearby churchyards to photograph them ... Read more
Gardenwatch: Bees & Butterflies
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August was much like July, some heat and some rain. A typical Welsh summer, really! The garden continued to flourish in July, and the dahlias fared better as the heat ... Read more
Gardenwatch: Sunshine & Dahlias
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July was a month of highs and lows… The highs were the temperatures, and the lows were mostly a result of the temperatures! The garden was busy with all kinds ... Read more
Gardenwatch: Feathered Friends
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Having enjoyed watching the various visitors to the garden via the wildlife camera, I decided to treat myself to a bird feeder camera, so I would have a record of ... Read more
Gardenwatch: July 2024
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Summer is here at last! The year began wet. Spring arrived and the rain continued. It seemed never-ending. Mid-May, the thunderstorms arrived, bringing flash flooding to the back garden one ... Read more
Gardenwatch: Hedgehog & Fox
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With it being a very wet and very windy January, you’d think the back garden would be fairly quiet, apart from the little garden birds. Well, when I checked the ... Read more
Gardenwatch: Misfit Dahlias
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Hello from a wet and windy Mid Wales! Long-term readers will know that I’m a bit obsessed when it comes to dahlias. I can’t pass one on a plant stall, ... Read more
Gardenwatch: September
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Typical weather has returned to Mid Wales with cooler temperatures, wind, rain, sun and the occasional all-four-seasons-in-one-day kind of weather. Autumn is fast approaching, but the garden is nevertheless in ... Read more
Gardenwatch: July
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As my last Gardenwatch post was so popular, I decided to share some more videos with you. The blackbirds love using the homemade birdbath (an old roasting tin!). While the ... Read more
Gardenwatch: A New Gadget!
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One evening earlier this month, we caught a fleeting glimpse of a hedgehog visiting the garden. Suddenly, I knew what I wanted for my birthday – A wildlife camera! It ... Read more