Clearing the ivy off the wooden structures in the garden is never going to be a favourite occupation, however the glorious November sun does help. But just occasionally I stop and stare, and marvel that plants can do that. That they can climb and cling, and haul themselves out of the shadows to feast on…
I have recently been sent this image by my Good friend Jim who is having problems with slugs. I cannot promise that this will not make it into any of my talks to Gardening Clubs. But it does show just how much of a problem slugs can be!
I have just stumbled across “Seedy Sundays!” They could be a great way to promote your Gardening Club and create a different meeting the norm. The “Seedy Sunday” website contains interesting information on low impact gardening, on growing vegetables and of course on saving seed. The whole idea is to organise and hold a seed…
I am just updating my Gardening Club talk on wildlife gardening, and found this very interesting article in The Guardian… Just click on the headline below to be taken to the article…
Today was spent with my trusty camera in the walled garden at Floors castle in Kelso. The herbaceous borders were alive with bumblebees. Here are some of my favourites,.. They may make it into my revised Snuffles and Tweets talks…
As a gardening speaker I am often asked to talk about wildlife, and have a talk, Snuffles and Tweets which covers the basics of creating havens for wildlife in the Garden. However it is one thing being a speaker at a gardening club, and another to be part of a team creating a wildlife garden.…