30th April

…article In our absence Jaimie has seen slow worms on the move. slow worms And the first baby blackbird to fledge from its nest seen here. baby blackbird The first…

6th May

…Pseudotaxus chienii with attractive new growth. Pseudotaxus chienii New growth on a young Carya ovata. Carya ovata 2022 – CHW Jaimie sends me this picture of a blackbird nesting for…

22nd May

…on Friday or Saturday. Then the laying hens will be sold elsewhere as we never want to see this stock again in our future breeding programme. A fledgling blackbird makes…

15th July

…are Dierama pulcherrimum ‘Blackbird’ but I have no idea about the striped ones. A big surprise and must remember to collect seed. Dierama pulcherrimum Dierama pulcherrimum Dierama pulcherrimum Dierama pulcherrimum…

1st August

…Rudbeckia lac. ‘Goldquelle’ Penstemon ‘Laura’ was attractive. Penstemon ‘Laura’ Penstemon ‘Laura’ Penstemon ‘Laura’ Penstemon ‘Czar’ was not bad either. Penstemon ‘Czar’ Penstemon ‘Czar’ Penstemon ‘Czar’ Penstemon ‘Blackbird’ less so in…

21st October

…Wasps galore on the nectar as you can see. pink sasanqua pink sasanqua pink sasanqua A young blackbird digging through the newly laid mulch in the border opposite the Camellia…

12th January 1897- 2020

…in the squirrel traps as the maize is not attracting them any more. sunflower seeds in the squirrel traps sunflower seeds in the squirrel traps A blackbird with white markings…

13th July

…good. Rhodohypoxis Not sure which Penstemon variety this is? Penstemon blackbird Heuchera ‘Cherry Cola’ is very effective. We have stocked this for a couple of years but I have never…

13th September

…– FJW Last corn cut and brought in – very wet from mid August – weeds very bad. 1971 – FJW David shot his first blackbird before my very eyes….

6th January 1897- 2020

…clump only. Berberis wilsoniae A blackbird or thrushes nest stands out in the top branches of a dormant Rosa roxburgii. Might it be reused? Rosa roxburgii 2017 – CHW First…