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The wonderful wildlife in an English garden
I thought I would share some of the wonderful wildlife I have seen in my garden this month. Once the warmer weather arrives, the bees and butterflies come flying in. Of course, there is plenty of other spectacular wildlife too. I love my garden in May because there is so much colour with more flowers…
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The beautiful diversity of wildlife ponds
A wildlife pond is one of the best things we can have in our gardens. I have four wildlife ponds in my garden, and they are always brimming full with wildlife. So, do you have a wildlife pond, or would you like to grab your spade and dig one? Of course, a pond can be…
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12 Days Wild, into the New Year
Happy New Year to you all. Here’s to the second half of 12 Days Wild, and may it be full of exciting wildlife, over these final six days and over the coming year. 12 Days Wild is the festive nature challenge, encouraging us to do one wild thing a day from the 25th December to the 5th January each year. …
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One festive challenge, 12 Days Wild
12 Days Wild is a festive nature challenge set by the Wildlife Trust. Encouraging us to do one wild thing a day from the 25th December to the 5th January. So, could you do one wild thing for 12 days over the festive season? You may remember The Wildlife’s Trust’s 30 Days wild challenge where they asked everyone to…
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Gardening for wellbeing, a beautiful beneficial boon
My opening photo for this post is a beautiful sunflower (Velvet Queen) in my garden with a bee. Gardening for wellbeing for me always includes some sunflowers. I always think that sunflowers are such a positive, happy flower to grow. Additionally, they are fabulous for wildlife. Providing nectar and pollen for our bees, butterflies and…
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Some beautiful lavender, 10 minutes gazing, 10 fantastic pollinators
Unsurprisingly beautiful lavender is one of the most loved flowering plants in the world. Treasured for its fantastic fragrance, beautiful flowers, and calming properties. I was looking at one of the clumps of beautiful lavender in my garden and admiring the beautiful flowers. Also, I noticed the abundance of bees, buzzing away merrily on the…
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Wild 30 Days. The beautiful finale
Wow, what a fabulous time I have had, joining the 30 Days Wild challenge 2023. And what a Wild 30 Days I had. 30 Days Wild is The Wildlife Trusts’ annual challenge where they ask everyone to do one wild thing a day throughout the month of June. My post Wild things for gardeners, bee beautiful set…
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Counting beautiful butterflies, gardeners can help
The Big Butterfly Count, now in its 13th year, is a UK-wide citizen science survey run by Butterfly Conservation. This year the Count officially runs from Friday 14 July until Sunday 6 August. I have always joined in with counting beautiful butterflies and hope that you will too. Here is the link for more information https://bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org/…
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The fantastic wildness of magic week 3
My post Wild things for gardeners, bee beautiful set a challenge for June. And I looked forward to the fantastic wildness I would see in the 30 Days Wild challenge. 30 Days Wild is The Wildlife Trusts’ annual challenge where they ask everyone to do one wild thing a day throughout the month of June. More details…
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30 Days Wild, week two of the challenge
Another quick recap My recent post Wild things for gardeners, bee beautiful set a challenge called 30 Days Wild. 30 Days Wild is The Wildlife Trusts’ annual challenge where they ask everyone to do one wild thing a day throughout the month of June. More details can be found here https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/30dayswild I was sure we could do that!…
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30 Days Wild. First week challenge
A quick recap My recent post Wild things for gardeners, bee beautiful set a challenge for 30 Days Wild. 30 Days Wild is The Wildlife Trusts’ annual challenge where they ask everyone to do one wild thing a day throughout the month of June. More details can be found here https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/30dayswild I was sure we…
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World Environment Day. Action wonderful gardeners
World Environment Day 5th June World Environment day. The Theme for 2023 : Solutions to plastic pollution Here are the shocking statistics on plastic. Over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide every year. Firstly, we all know that plastic pollution is a complex issue, and affects all land, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. It threatens…
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Wild things for gardeners, bee beautiful
So here is the question: Could you do one wild thing every day for an entire month? Wild things for gardeners sounds good to me. 30 Days Wild is The Wildlife Trusts’ annual challenge where they ask everyone to do one wild thing a day throughout the month of June. I was sure we could…
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Let’s all help the beautiful bees
World Bee Day on 20th May The UN have designated this date every year to raise awareness of the vital importance of pollinators. Also, the threats they face and their contribution as pollinators. So let us all help the beautiful bees. I suggest we should all get involved for World Bee Day every year. Whether…
GARDENING WITH HARMONY
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