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Quote of the day:
“What wondrous life is this I lead!
Ripe apples drop about my head;
The luscious clusters of the vine
Upon my mouth do crush their wine;
The nectarine and curious peach
Into my hands themselves do reach;
Stumbling on melons, as I pass,
Ensnared with flowers, I fall on grass.”
~ Andrew Marvell
Forage in September for:
Cornelian Cherries, Sloes, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Wild Hops, Blackberries, Elderberries, Damsons, Hazelnuts, Wild Strawberries, Sea Buckthorn Berries, Walnuts
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Tag Archives: Ponds
Wordless Wednesday – A Smooth Newt
Posted in The home garden, Wildlife
Tagged Gardening, Lissotriton vulgaris, newts, Photography, Ponds, Smooth newt, UK amphibians, Wildlife
6 Comments
Wildlife Wednesday – Water: The Great Attractor
Apologies, I know that it’s Thursday, but you know how things get. Regardless, I wanted to quickly link up with Tina for her monthly Wildlife meme, to share some of the babies and new creatures I’ve seen in the garden … Continue reading
Posted in birds, The home garden, Wildlife
Tagged #WildlifeWednesday, damselflies, Dragonflies, fountains, Gardening, Photography, Ponds, Sparrowhawk, wildlife gardening
10 Comments
September Wildlife Sightings – On the cusp
You know that autumn is here when the spaces between everything in the garden are filled with large webs and, more disturbingly, large spiders. There are loads of garden cross spiders stretched across our front garden path waiting pendulously to … Continue reading
Posted in Bees, birds, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged autumn, Bees, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Photography, Ponds, spiders, wildlife gardening
10 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Nymphs and shepherds
Posted in Wildlife, Wordless
Tagged Anax imperator, Dragonflies, Emperor dragonfly, Gardening, Photography, Ponds, Wildlife
2 Comments
Wildlife in June – Flying High
One of the main features of the wildlife seen around the garden during June was that it was largely airborne: New generations of birds, bees, beetles, butterflies and dragonflies were on the wing, flying high and purposefully from tree to … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Wildlife
Tagged damselflies, Dragonflies, Photography, pied wagtail, Ponds, wildlife gardening
18 Comments
Making a wildlife pond: First water …
Just like ‘First Light’ on new telescopes, except that this is for our new wildlife pond. So, drum roll please, as the first drops of water start to fill the pond: Last autumn we got rid of the 6m hexagonal … Continue reading
Water Lilies – The illusion of an endless whole
While we were away on holiday last week I discovered an interesting 8 acre water garden, just south of Weymouth. It is called Bennetts Water Gardens and has been developed on the site of the former Putton Brickworks. The quarries … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Out and about
Tagged Bennetts Water Gardens, Claude Monet, Dorset, Gardening, Gardens, Nymphaea, Photography, Ponds, Water lilies
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