by Christine | Nov 30, 2015 | News
If you are very hardy and want to do some gardening in December, here are some jobs to do at this time of year: Carry on / Finish tidying up the borders by removing dead foliage and leaves. Move perennials if needed. Plant tulip bulbs a.s.a.p into the garden; it may... 
by Christine | Apr 30, 2015 | Birds, Wildlife
With the Cheshire Wildlife afternoon on Friday, I thought it might be a good idea to think about wildlife in the garden, so I will review bird life at Fieldcrest. Nesting Birds Great Tits We are thrilled that we have a great tit brooding 7 eggs in our live camera nest... 
by Christine | Feb 13, 2015 | Birds, This Week in the Garden, Wildlife
Next week (February 14th– 21st) is National Nest Box Week. As the number of natural nesting sites in hedges, trees and old buildings has declined, providing artificial nesting sites is very important. I have been out in the garden looking at the various sites that we... by Christine | Feb 4, 2015 | Places We Like
Cae Hir, near Lampeter, Mid Wales In September 2014 we visited Cae Hir on our annual garden visiting holiday. The garden has been created and run by the Akkerman family and is an example of gardening on a steep slope – and I do mean a steep slope. However if you... 
by Christine | Feb 2, 2015 | Flowers, News
February is often quite a gloomy time and year, and the garden can look quite uninviting. However, if you are brave enough to venture out you will find that quite a few flowering shrubs produce delicate flowers which can cope with the winter conditions; some having...