Wildlife in my garden
I often stumble across wildlife in my garden and sometimes I’m lucky enough to have my phone with me. Click here to view or here
Molluscs Are Okay
The Enigma of Slugs and Snails. Today I act as defence counsel for the most hated garden creatures. Though it is probably not needed, let’s check out the slime brigade’s crime sheet. Slugs and snails eat seedlings. These never grow into mature lettuce, peas, cosmos, etc. They insert gashes and holes in the leaves of […]
What is a Garden? Part 1.
Some readers already think, “What a daft question,” but please hear me out. Nobody seems to ask this, just as no one says, “What is a tree?” People take the term garden for granted. Yet it’s harder to explain than appears. Many would say, “It’s space outside the house,” which means where it is […]