by Christine | Mar 6, 2014 | Birds, Flowers, This Week in the Garden
Wildlife Garden – Disaster strikes. My worries about the Kestrel have been confirmed – yesterday afternoon a Kestrel zoomed around the house, flew into the window and landed on the path. It flew off after a few seconds with a small bird in its claws. My only... by Christine | Feb 28, 2014 | Flowers, Landscaping, Narcissi, Primulas, This Week in the Garden
Ornamental Garden – spring is finally in the air here at Fieldcrest. The snowdrops are looking beautiful, and the first daffodils are out. I usually plant the smaller varieties of Narcissi in the main garden as the leaves from the larger varieties are so... 
by Christine | Feb 9, 2014 | Flowers, This Week in the Garden
Rain, rain and more rain! Will it ever stop? There are lots of jobs waiting to be done in the garden, but the constant rain is making everything so difficult. Luckily this week we have had two reasonable days which meant that a friend and her two boys could come and... by Christine | Nov 9, 2013 | This Week in the Garden
I bought some salad leaves to put in the greenhouse so that I can have leaves over the winter. I’ve also sown my own seeds of rocket and winter density lettuce which will also go in the greenhouse. I’ve taken some late cuttings from penstemons and verbena... by Christine | Apr 22, 2013 | Birds, This Week in the Garden
The snow has gone, the winds have died down so it’s time to take stock of what needs doing in the garden. The weeds are coming up so it really is time to get some mulch (cover) onto the soil. I ordered some manure and some bark chippings form a local charitable...