happy new year

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a spider thinks this is a nise home

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Autumn Juvenile Hedgehog Care

Autumn Juvenile Hedgehog Care

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hedgehogs at last

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DAVID FOUND SOME YARROW ONLINE

 

After watching the new programme BRITISHWILDLIFE REVARVAL on BBC2

Yarrow is one of the bees and butterfly favourite flowers and other insects too

So I be looking to see these flowers do once their germinate and what the other insect go and visit the flowers   when they flower

 

 

 

 

 

I HAD TO MOVE MY HEDGEHOG HOME AS I REALISED A SHRUB WAS TRYING TO GROW UNDERNEATH IT

 

 

So I moved it just next to the shrub that wants to grow near it and this time I have coved it in woodchipings  and just left the opening and I was quite surprised at all the different insects crawling over the woodchips which hopefully should enough  the hedgehogs  since the other night I have not seen any sign and with only been allowed to put water out until I got a feeding station up and running that the dogs can not get David will not let me put any food out what so every  which is driving me mad as he will not let me use his tools and I do not have anyone else I can ask to help as I can only pay in tea and cake at present  .

 

 

I get frustrated when others get in the way of my wildlife and projects when I want to do so much to help them if only I had a magic wand  and say hay presto  .

 

What gets me mad I have things laying around that I could use to make it .

 

 

 

 

ON SATURDAY WE WENT TO SANDRINGHAM COUNRTY AND GAME SHOW

 

This was just one of the events we watch we also watch some dog agility which was very fun to watch from small dogs to big German shepherd dogs

their were really fast indeed if I was given out rose sets I would of given them all first ones

 

 

then I found someone selling some spring bulbs some I came home with 20 of Quail daffodils bulbs and 20 Gaoja tulip bulbs

 

 

   Then on Sunday we called in to our local supermarket and I just had to have two lots of these  20 pansy mixed Ocean

 and 20 Autumn dream which I have planted out one in a wall container by one of my sheds and the other in a hanging basket by the wood shed and workshop

 

over the last couple of days some small birds have been going in and out of our dovecote holes and a open nest box  I am trying work out how I can put my trailcam up opposite  so I can see both boxes

 

I managed in-between the rain to clean one of my nest boxes I just have four more to do

 

I am sure all the garden plants and veggies will be enjoying the rain but do not forget your greenhouse that might need a drink as well as putting up some winter protection like fleeces  or bubble wrap to help keep it a little bit warmer as winter draws close

 

and if you do not already feed your garden birds then this is the time to start now as natural recourses start to disappear and the ground gets harder to peck for worms always leave fresh water out for any wildlife that might pass by your garden or allotment 

 

enjoy the rest of the week

until next time   

 

horse pulling person on board 1)

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CRESS I MANAGED TO GROW IT THE OLD FASHION WAY

Last time I tried to grow it in soil it did not work at all so a couple of days ago I put some kitchen towel  in a swallow plastic dish and sowed some cress seed and as you can see it growing nicely

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So I think I will always keep to this way in future.

 

Unless someone twist my arm to try another way?

It has rain here today which the garden as greatly enjoyed and I have open the lids of my compost bins too just add to helping the processes of making compost 

 

 

 

Hope you enjoy the weekend whatever you are up too

 

# Seedypenpals update on my seeds I sowed from Lorraine

Today I spotted the first signs of germination from my rocket that I sowed a little while ago

That came in my lovely parcel from Lorraine but so far no show on my salad leaves Italian mix  

But I am sure they will soon

 

The birds are creeping back more each day to the garden which is pleasing to see

There is plenty of shelter along with food and fresh water for them all I have two water stations in the front garden and four in the back garden

 

The weather has just been a wee bit too hot for me today but it is nice do not get me wrong  when there is no breezes  it’s hard to garden as the non-gardener keeps saying stop work do it later so I give in  and have a nice coffee instead

 

enjoy the rest of the week