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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 Cosmos Queen and her beautiful garden
Time for a new post featuring my lovely friend, the Cosmos Queen. She has been a busy bee, making a beautiful garden, packed with flowers. You may have met the Cosmos Queen in some earlier posts. I have added a link below, for her most recent post. The awesome power of the garden We first…
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The fabulous positivity of beautiful plants
I have been thinking about the amazing and positive can do attitude of beautiful plants. They strive to grow, whatever fate throws at them. Take the example above. I ordered a beautiful new dahlia from Sarah Raven. This one is named Rosie Raven and is perfect for pollinators as well as being a fabulous colour.…
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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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Garden to empower, out the anxiety
It was Mental Health Awareness Week: Monday 15 May- Sunday 21 May 2023. To coincide with this week I chose my post “Garden to empower, out the anxiety” The theme for 2023 was Anxiety, which is one of the most common mental health conditions. Consequently, The Mental Health Foundation has found that a quarter of adults reported feeling…
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Greatest benefits of becoming a gardener
The story of a dear friend and her newfound passion for gardening and the benefits of becoming a gardener. We first met under incredibly sad circumstances four years ago. Sadly, her much loved husband had passed away. We stayed in contact and as I am a trained mental health first aider, I offered my support…
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How to grow cosmos for pollinators
How to grow cosmos for pollinators and for months of beautiful flowers Cosmos seeds are a half hardy annual flower which means they will not survive a frost. Seeds can be sown in a greenhouse or sunny windowsill between February and April. Similarly, they can be sown directly into the garden or into pots when…
GARDENING WITH HARMONY
A passionate gardener, helping you achieve harmony in your garden for wildlife and your own wellbeing.