I’ve never seen so many ladybirds as I have this year, up to twenty at a time can be found hiding under leaves on individual shrubs and bushes. Now that hubs has been clearing leaves, the wrought iron birds are actually visible again. Spring flowers are popping up across the gardens… and cherry blossom is …
While walking I came across the first of the daffodils, they and other spring bulbs are later than last year, maybe the cold spell contributed to the delay. Snowdrops though, are absolutely abundant this year, there are carpets of them lining the waterways and grassy verges. I also spotted a couple of ladybirds amongst them. …
I can’t recall a spring as pretty as this one in many a year. The garden has burst into life and delights are everywhere. Flowering cherry, cherry, plum, apple and pear blossom float on the breeze and litter the lawns like confetti. This year I’m hoping to make apple juice as I have a huge …
Last year was one of the wettest years on record and most of my fruit and veg was ruined. This year I’m hoping and praying for better weather, but so far there’s little sign of improvement as it’s still constantly raining or snowing and it’s freezing, and I mean perishingly cold which makes it hard …
