We haven’t had a drop of rain in weeks now and if it doesn’t rain soon I’ll have to get the hose-pipe out, a job I loathe as my hose is riddled with holes and watering all three gardens takes about four hours! Honesty has self seeded all over the gardens this year, purple in …
I’ve never seen so many ladybirds as I have this year, up to twenty at a time can be found hiding under leaves on individual shrubs and bushes. Now that hubs has been clearing leaves, the wrought iron birds are actually visible again. Spring flowers are popping up across the gardens… and cherry blossom is …
A member of staff hand-feeding a baby bunny. And so it begins, little guys arriving at wildlife. Four baby rabbits were dug up by something or other, and now need hand-feeding. Initially, the staff were taking them home for evening feeds, now, thankfully, they just need feeding during the day. These guys will be released …
Imagine my surprise when stumbling across four juvenile peacocks gathered around my neighbour’s front door. I was concerned for their safety, as we are horribly close to a duel carriageway and I know how long it takes for large birds to become airborne. Fortunately, after an hour or so, they all hopped up on a …
