Between the rescue, caring for our adorable Littl’urchin [always a pleasure] and frantically digging up and repotting the remaining plants from the front garden and having a social life has resulted in life being a little busy of late. We’ve been trying to weed/prune and cover all the borders that will remain in the front …
I have a variety of fruit trees, plum, pear, apple, cherry, fig and apricot. To date I’ve never had figs or apricots but a gal can always hope. I’ve always planned on acquiring a damson and now, thanks to a friend, I have three damson saplings that are the great, great grandchildren of her original …
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The weather has been utterly hideous around here, endless, vicious hail, rain and freezing winds. Truly gruesome. Sadly, despite Billy-bob and Bella’s best attempts, their second chick died. It was simply born too late. Such a shame though. How fragile is life? Quick update, I’m so glad to see the back of the builder, he did …
Last week drastic measures were taken to finally rid a hedgehog of ringworm. Despite daily treatment this hog still has ringworm around his ruff, so now it has been decreed that the only way to cure him is to bathe him in a formula twice a week. I’ve never bathed a hog before, so this …
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I love some of the stories connected with flowers, so today I thought I’d share some of them with you.Geranium There are many legends attached to the anemone. In Palestine, it’s sometimes referred to as “Blood drops of Christ” as it was thought to have grown under the cross and on the graves of those …
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