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For National Tree Week

It's the final day of this year's National Tree Week today and I want to celebrate the tre…

Wildflower Wednesday: Signs of change

A number of these signs have popped up around Chippenham lately, which are heartening to see. Since…

At the Chelsea Build

I spent an amazing couple of days at RHS Chelsea helping Naomi with the planting tasks for her Floo…

Primroses and The Flood Resilience Garden

I've spotted primroses popping up in many places on my walks this week and it's a welcome s…

Season's Greetings

As you can see, Chippenham's Knatty Knitters have once again cheered up the town with their pos…

Things in unusual places #26: Rubber Ducks

Rubber ducks lined up outside my local Lidl*, why? I don't mind because they gave me a giggle…

Garden Bloggers' Blooms Day: Experimental and Guerrilla Snowdrops

The snowdrops are finally coming to the fore this week, does anyone else think they're later th…

Unusual Front Gardens #38: Lawnmower

Sunday's scarecrow trail over at Pewsham provided the latest unusual front garden in the shape …

Have a Jubbly Jubilee

It's Bank Holiday time for us to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee and amongst the usu…

Daffodowndilly

Winter reminded me she's not quite dead when I stepped out this morning to photograph these daf…

Merry Christmas!

From my door to your home, I hope this time is as merry and bright as it can be under the current c…

Remembrance

Poppies have been a major force in my life over the past 18 months because I've been part of a …

Unusual Front Gardens #36: Lollipops

These tightly clipped trees have brightened many a lockdown walk as they remind me of lollipops. …

Weekend Wandering: A new sculpture trail

I returned to one of my regular walks last week and found a delightful surprise along the way. It t…

A cowslip survey

Regular readers know how much I love the cowslips at the entrance to our estate. They usually bloo…

Unusual front gardens #35 Scissors

I've passed these on many a walk and thought they must be plastic, but a closer inspection reve…

Easter chicks

At least one Knatty Knitter has been at it again in Chippenham with a seasonal postbox covering, ju…

For World Poetry Day

I spent some time this morning looking for a suitable poem about spring or blossom to mark today…

Unusual front gardens #34: Terracotta

This was a local discovery by some of my friends towards the back end of last year. I knew I had to…

Wildflower Wednesday: A New Year Plant Hunt

Since 2012 the BSBI (the Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland) has conducted its New Year …

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