…whom we had lunch. article 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…

…we never want to see this stock again in our future breeding programme. A fledgling blackbird makes an unsteady appearance in a Mahonia. Fledgling blackbird Deutzia subulata given to us…

…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 the…

…pink sasanqua A young blackbird digging through the newly laid mulch in the border opposite the Camellia sasanquas. young blackbird 2017 – CHW A few other oddments on Burns Bank…

…On the top wall Dierama pulcherrimum in full flower. Some flowers are very dark and some have unusual and different striping. The dark flowers are Dierama pulcherrimum ‘Blackbird’ but I…

…sunflower seeds 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…

…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 the…

…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 seen it in maturity….

…Michelia doltsopa Michelia doltsopa A few red berries remain on Berberis wilsoniae at the top of the clump only. Berberis wilsoniae A blackbird or thrushes nest stands out in the…

…– 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….