Animal species in my garden Not a cricket score but the number of animal species recorded from my garden over the last four years. It does however remind me of the memorable day ten years ago in November 2010 when as I perused the overnight cricket scores from Australia...
Garden Wildlife
Another carnivorous plant in the Outer Hebrides?
I enjoyed reading the recent summary of insectivorous plants in the Outer Hebrides and was reminded of it whilst taking part in my ritual but futile summer Horsetail pulling. Like many, my garden is riddled with horsetail and we have an uneasy truce. It grows, I pull it up,...
Gooseberry Sawfly
The arrival of the Gooseberry Sawfly in the garden is the stuff of nightmares. Do not be deceived by these comely creatures, their discovery is enought to strike terror into the heart of any gardener.