Signs Of Life..
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Sunny enough and warm enough to encourage the late summer arrival of the small tortoiseshells onto the late flowering Buddleia. We give the Buddleia a hard cut back in the Spring so that the flowers arrive about now to coincide with the late arrive of the butterflies in the far North.
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Henri, as an alternative to foxes, keep the rabbits and adjust your plant choice. Our local garden centre appears to promote rabbit tolerant planting. Look in your it may do the same.
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Wow, just wow...
As for the rabbits: they managed to eat 50% of the plants I put in a couple of weeks ago... Have to rethink my plan there...
As for the rabbits: they managed to eat 50% of the plants I put in a couple of weeks ago... Have to rethink my plan there...
Henri, here's a couple of links that may give some you ideas on rabbit proof planting:
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/articles/graham-rice/10-agm-rabbit-proof
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=209
Many years ago we kept pet rabbits and found they could be non selective nippers of just about anything. One of their favourites was the indoor phone cable. Nowadays we have the joy of wireless phones but the drawback of cold calling. Think I preferred the rabbits and silent phones!
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/articles/graham-rice/10-agm-rabbit-proof
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=209
Many years ago we kept pet rabbits and found they could be non selective nippers of just about anything. One of their favourites was the indoor phone cable. Nowadays we have the joy of wireless phones but the drawback of cold calling. Think I preferred the rabbits and silent phones!
Thank you for the links, some very nice plants there!
I'm collecting lists like this to prepare for future plant purchases, so these suggestions are very welcome!
I'm collecting lists like this to prepare for future plant purchases, so these suggestions are very welcome!
Having been laid low, most of the winter has passed me by. Surprisingly it is still managing to snow as a look out of the window at this very moment!
I 'd like to show you some a few assorted images from the late Autumn
Some Spring images will be along soon..
I 'd like to show you some a few assorted images from the late Autumn
Some Spring images will be along soon..
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Thanks. The head gardener fancies a small clutch of nice speckled hens, but your right, Mrs Fox fancies them even more.
A few images, with low winter sun, from February when I was first up and about..
One of those still frosty mornings when the smoke goes straight up
Allysum is cleared out and the heath/heather is just staring to flower. and the daffodils are showing leaf.
A mid March image - and this bold chap is here to welcome the frogs.
A few images, with low winter sun, from February when I was first up and about..
One of those still frosty mornings when the smoke goes straight up
Allysum is cleared out and the heath/heather is just staring to flower. and the daffodils are showing leaf.
A mid March image - and this bold chap is here to welcome the frogs.
Sorry you have not been well..
For some reason, it decided to show me this thread from the start. No harm in that though.
Grand children really liked the wildlife.
Birds are 'picking' at the tadpoles here.. It appears anything in the garden which will hold water (however little water it holds) has tadpoles in it!
For some reason, it decided to show me this thread from the start. No harm in that though.
Grand children really liked the wildlife.
Birds are 'picking' at the tadpoles here.. It appears anything in the garden which will hold water (however little water it holds) has tadpoles in it!
Now that's something different than two hungry rabbits...
Besides your layout and equipment, I really do like the wildlife!
Besides your layout and equipment, I really do like the wildlife!
Nice to see you posting again - I hope you are better now.
When I view the wild flowers around where we live, I always think of your excellent photographs. We have had primroses out for over five month now - but they've expanded to produce a wonderful display! Wish I could garden!
When I view the wild flowers around where we live, I always think of your excellent photographs. We have had primroses out for over five month now - but they've expanded to produce a wonderful display! Wish I could garden!
Looking back at some of my Autumn images, reminds me that now is the time to cut back your Buddleia so that the flowers will arrive to coincide better with the late Summer/early Autumn butterfly flights and allow your bumbles to get in their winter stocks.
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One of the fun aspects of Garden Railways is that it encompasses lots of skills and stimulating ways of solving problems, The challenge is finding the right plants that happily grow in each area and season across the garden and finding a way to fit in a garden railway.
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Despite the recent rain and snow, the Northern Spring continues to speed up the growth in all areas helped by the longer day length and the warmer sunshine.
Various parts of the railway have been built through and around the Osmanthus over the last 20 odd years ago and it continues to do well in this Northern garden. Highly recommended.
Various parts of the railway have been built through and around the Osmanthus over the last 20 odd years ago and it continues to do well in this Northern garden. Highly recommended.
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For the wild animal lovers out there, there are some signs of this Springs new life taking shape as there seems to be about four cubs with their den being in amongst a pile of granite on the edge of a nearby field.
Lock up those rabbits and chickens there's hungry mouths to feed!
Lock up those rabbits and chickens there's hungry mouths to feed!
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Everything is suddenly going green and the self seeding Honesty gives a good show at the back of the border early in the season. Honesty can be quite prolific but is easy to control if you don't like too much around your garden but no the less attractive.
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