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Did you know that chaffinches can hover?
We started out with a simple peanut feeder from the local DIY shed. This proved to be so popular that it lasted less than a month before it was bent and twisted from the weight of birds that it was supporting. We quickly moved on and now have [...]
It has been a mild autumn. Not completely frost free, but there has been very little frost and on only two or three nights. Some colder weather is forecast so we thought we would walk around the garden to see what was still in flower.
Crocosmia Emily McKenzie
Crocosmia Jackanapes
Crocosmia ????(we’ve forgotten!)
Salva officinalis – Broad leaved sage
Meconopsis [...]
Not a fair experiment for this one – a cow leaned over the fence and took the top half and left the roots of what remained dangling in the air. It is still alive, but only just.