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Monthly Archives: January 2016
The Great British Birdwatch.
Getting ready for the Great British birdwatch of 2016 started on Saturday 30th January, when I made them a bird cake. On Sunday 31st January we filled up all the feeders to make sure that there was plenty of food … Continue reading
Bits and Pieces.
We woke up to the most amazing sunrise the other morning, it was such a beautiful sight while it lasted but was over so quickly.
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Tagged bird cake, birdbath, Birdwatch, hellebores, January bulbs, sunrise
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The Single Wildings are now joining in.
Snowdrop time is a wonderful time of year. January wouldn’t normally have me rushing into the garden each morning, too cold, too wet, but plant a few snowdrops and that soon changes. It’s on with the wellies and waterproofs as … Continue reading
Catch up time again.
Garden Bloggers Foliage Day for January passed me by as we didn’t have internet access for 5 days. I don’t know if it was a coincidence or what, but we had a power cut the night before and found we … Continue reading
Come in from the cold.
I like to have bulbs flowering in the conservatory at this time of year. The conservatory is only kept frost free, with a little heater that keeps the temperature at +5C during the night, during the day it just has … Continue reading
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Tagged conservatory plants, Cyclamen, hyacinths, indoor bulbs, Iris reticulata, narcissus, Pelargonium
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It all starts again. GBBD January 2016.
In fact it doesn’t start again, it’s never stopped! Once again though, it is time for GBBD on the 15th of the month and this month has quite a few little beauties flowering at the moment. Until a few days … Continue reading
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Tagged camellia, Chaenomeles, daphne, hellebores, January bulbs, January flowers, narcissus, primroses, pulmonaria, snowdrops
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At least the Woodland is Tidy!
Over a month of rain in December and for the first week of January, has left the woodland looking rather sodden and a bit flooded in places where the water can’t get away.