After a lengthy absence I return to add a few suggestions for future pest control problems! The current harsh winter will certainly be helping reduce pest infestations when the spring and summer arrive,... Read more »

Today is my sister’s birthday. Happy Birthday Lee! As this means that November has almost ended, I am determined to get at least one blog written before December is upon us. Before getting all... Read more »

Working outdoors in gardens is often uplifting. Bird song, gentle breezes, the different textures, colours and scents of foliage and flowers, the satisfaction of creating something beautiful by the... Read more »

Well, it’s official!  The much publicised BBQ Summer that was forecast earlier in the year, turned out to be  rather more of a traditional summer here in the UK…bringing a mixture of sunshine... Read more »

My last blog featured willow in it’s living state, (as a gardener, I find that’s usually a pretty basic requirement in a plant!)  However, to ignore the possibilities which arise from the... Read more »

Having just spent a very enjoyable weekend on a course learning to make willow animal sculptures, (Please see Wonderful Willow Part 2!) this seems to be as good a time as any to explain why I am so fond... Read more »

Hello again - I’m sorry for being away so long. It’s been a busy few weeks for us and the time has passed so quickly that the weeks have flown. My son Chris’s fledgling business making... Read more »

Anybody reading my previous blogs, will perhaps remember me confessing to inadvertantly deleting the photos from some of the earlier posts! I have managed to find most of the missing pictures and have... Read more »

My youngest daughter has recently returned home after six months travelling with two close friends. They have had the most wonderful adventure which has taken them from Thailand through Malaysia,... Read more »

The combination of warmth and moisture that July has offered so far, has provided exactly the type of weather to create the conditions I described in my last blog. In these, ‘growy’ conditions,... Read more »

As we listen to the labour government lame excuses for not providing our troops with more helicopters, you may like to know helicopters are not the only important flying objects this government has neglected,... Read more »