Monday 22 July 2019

Another day in the garden

Feral Opium Poppy












































Teasel just in to flower























The compost heap starting to cultivate fungi

















Selfheal growing in the lawn

















Saturday 22 June 2019

Caterpillar

Probably a Buff Tip Moth caterpillar ready to pupate. Time to put it back on the Buddleia.

EDIT Mullein Moth. Thanks for the heads up Alison. More Buddleia to be eaten then.... END EDIT


Bees

My wife suggested we stop cutting the lawn for a few weeks to give the bees some flowers. Worked well!

 
  Bees from Petro Dobromylskyj on Vimeo.

Around the garden again

Random self seeded poppy























complete with seed heads























Red Admiral on the White Valerian


















The Teasle is about to flower















Foxgloves between St Olaves and Fritton

Just noticed them as I was driving by in the rain a week or so ago























In lovely condition























With an occasional Yellow Flag amongst them























But mostly lots of Foxgloves


Tuesday 30 April 2019

Christmas Tree looking unwell

One of the Christmas trees I planted out in the garden is looking a bit poorly and has produced these three pine cones at the top of the lead stem. Not sure it is for the long haul!





























































Edit: Tree did fine!



Sunday 24 March 2019

Around the garden

A day of pottering round the garden. The three hot days in February got everything started and all are growing nicely now.























Here's the central flower enlarged























We lost the mistletoe ladened apple tree last summer in the drought so we've planted about 18 new trees and I've put mistletoe berries on the apple trees. At least three have taken:























And this set of leaves is growing around about the place where the Bee Orchid flowered last year so looking hopeful
















And the ornamental cherry tree is going crazy




Wednesday 10 October 2018

Foxburrow Wood

A wander round North Lowestoft while the car had its rear discs and pads replaced. Foxburrow Wood, a sliver of ancient woodland between the A12 and housing estates


















This set of trunks were from the stump of a previously fallen/felled single tree.

A nice caterpillar on a footpath approaching the wood, under an oak

































Still some very old trees left



















Wednesday 22 August 2018

A sunny day at Ellingham Mill

A day of pottering at Ellingham Mill yesterday. Water flow is so low that none is going over the sluices so the launch point is completely current free and fine for children to mess about from...

Tuesday 12 June 2018

Wednesday 18 April 2018

A walk around the garden

First real day of Spring. Cloudless sky, gentle breeze, probably over 22degC. There are a few Violets

















Acres of Forget me nots























Lots of Ransoms or Wild Garlic


















Cowslips
















Lesser Celandines


















Primroses


















And more Forget Me Nots