Tag Archives: Honeysuckle
Six on Saturday. 27.7.2024
What a lovely few days I have had with the family! Most of the time was spent with my daughter and family in Bristol but then we all went to a my son and daughter in law in a village … Continue reading
Six on Saturday. 2.9.2023
Having had a week of cold wind and rain with just a little sunshine, it seems as though next week will be much better with a lot more sunshine and higher temperatures, just hope the plants can cope with all … Continue reading
Six on Saturday. 29.07.2023
Another week of sun and rain, the plants are certainly happy and the gardener is when she can get out and do some work! Inside the house is looking much cleaner and tidier now too, just in time for more … Continue reading
Six on Saturday 2.10.21
The weather this week has been very variable, some days lovely and warm and sunny, others torrential rain of biblical proportions, making me wonder whether to get the plans out and be ready to build an ark! Today it is … Continue reading
Six on Saturday 24. 7. 21
Having gone from one extreme to the other, from temperatures in the teens with rain every day, to temperatures soaring up to 30 C and even 31 C this week, I have been melting away because I’m just not used … Continue reading
Perfume on the breeze in the night.
Last week when we were having thunder and lightning after we had gone to bed, I woke with the noise and the lightning flashing round the room, someone else slept through it all! Even though the window was wide open, … Continue reading
Berry delicious.
Autumn berries are ripening up all around us, so far the birds haven’t eaten many, but then, it hasn’t been too cold yet to kill off all the insects which they feed on. Maybe it is too soon to say, … Continue reading
August Flowers. GBBD.
So far, August has been a bit mixed, weatherwise. We have had lots of hot sunshine but just a small amount of gentle rain which really hasn’t been enough to keep the garden looking happy or the water butts filled. … Continue reading
Will there be enough berries to go round?
Having just done a post about the lack of bees to pollinate our fruit bushes and trees has led me to wonder how the birds will manage this winter. If there weren’t enough bees to make our fruit, would there … Continue reading
Natures Harvest
So many flowers turn into berries, which then become food for all the wildlife visitors to the garden. This abundant harvest can make all the difference to the animals and birds who spend the winter months with us.