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Wildflower Wednesday: Signs of change

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

Half way to #30DaysWild

I've tracked something every month of the year so far, from my diet through to screen time.…

Bumblebees on Blooms

Regular readers know I do love a good citizen science project and I'm happy to announce the lat…

Big Butterfly Count 2023: The results are in

The Big Butterfly Count is one of my favourite 15 minutes of the year. Being in the garden without…

Wildflower Wednesday: There's an orchid in my lawn!

My wild and woolly front lawn has just got a little woollier with the surprise addition of the abov…

Book Review: Attracting Garden Pollinators

Jean's lovely book looks perfectly at home in my Wild and Woolly Lawn - my original plan was …

Weekend Wandering: Bluebell surprise

Some days just make your heart sing and Saturday was one of them. One of my WI friends arranged fo…

A mystery solved

Last year the crocuses I'd planted in the patio planter in direct view from the kitchen disappe…

Garden Bloggers' Muse Day: Upon a Snail

I was surprised to find a snail had hitched a lift with me to Westonbirt on Friday and whilst John …

Weekend Wandering: Wildflowers

It's the May bank holiday and coincidentally peak flowering time for two of our most iconic spr…

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…

A banner for bees

One of my personal Lockdown challenges last month was to create a banner for International Women…

Garden Bloggers' Muse Day: Bees do have...

I love how looking for a suitable quotation for a photo and Muse Day can lead on to further inve…

Wildflower Wednesday: A New Year Plant Hunt

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

Seasons Greetings!

I don't often 'play' with my photos after I've taken them, but as soon as I'…

A mast year

It's been almost impossible to go out for a walk lately and not get bonked on the head by a fal…

Wildflower Wednesday: Fox and Cubs

As promised last month , here's the latest wildflower addition I've found here at VP Gard…

In the garden with Jane Moore and Planting for Butterflies

It's that time of the year again when there's the perfect excuse to pop into the garden for…

Loving my lawn

It's currently a real pleasure to walk on my lawn, not just because of the delicious feel of th…

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