LinMM Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 17 eggs wow! I wonder if their egg count has gone up since the advent of cars......Darwin and all that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2dancersmum Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 They traditionally make their nests in hedgerows on the edge of fields and so the progress in technology and farming methods is probably why they are now protected. Apparently though it is common for partridges to make 2 nests and the female sits on one clutch of eggs and the male on the other - and the eggs are unbelievably small considering the size of the bird. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Ive got a bird story from Tuesday in St James Park in London but not sure whether it should go in room 101 rather than here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Oh dear! ;( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Yes it's in 101 now you may need a tissue!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 My Darcey Bussell roses have been outstanding this spring/summer, just like the lady herself. I am so glad I bought them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 My ground elder has been similarly lush, despite us trying everything to get rid of the pesky weed for at least 10 years. But... HAHA - success!!!! Several weeks ago I finally lost all patience with the darned thing, and plastered it all over every leaf with that new Roundup gel that comes in a push-up stick applicator. I used about ten times as much as the recommended dose, and it has taken a while to have any effect but the elder is now showing distinct signs of kicking the bucket. It's gone all droopy and the leaves are turning black. Good riddance. Hooray for Roundup Gel. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melody Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Planted some chrysanthemums today. My husband went out to spray them with deer repellent, and he said there were two deer across the road looking at him very disapprovingly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share Posted July 17, 2016 We have a sheltered west-facing back garden. It is currently 34 degrees C in the shade. Phew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melody Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 And just a couple of weeks ago everyone was wondering where the summer had got to! We've had temps in the high 80s/low 90s all week, but with high humidity, which has been a real trial. Tomorrow we're expecting 96F with 50% humidity, which will probably take the heat index well over 100 degrees. Not for nothing do they refer to this climate as poisonous. I planted a few bedding plants earlier in the week and have had to pour water on them daily to keep them going. I see people on Facebook posting pictures of snow scenes, saying "if you don't like this weather, remember what'll happen in 16 weeks' time" and all I can think is "bring it on!" I hate the weather here in summer, it's one of the few things I prefer about the west coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 I'm surprised you bother with bedding plants, Melody - they are so vulnerable when they're young Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melody Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Well, they were fairly big ones, not those tiny little six-pack thingies, which would have been a complete waste of time. And they're apparently unpalatable to deer, so they have a fighting chance in that respect. But we do seem to have to replace plants an awful lot, between the weather and the wildlife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 I wouldn't normally bother folks, but our Magnolia Grandiflora, hanging on in entirely unsuitable soil, has today opened a single flower! Something of no consequence to those of you with a more acid soil, perhaps, but it's MOST unusual here, I can assure you all. So, to celebrate, here it is: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Lovely.... I have same problem ...chalky soil! We do have an acid bed with some azaleas and pieris in but our magnolia stellata us in a huge pot as growing in garden absolutely no good!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddsballetmum Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 After reading this post from the beginning it seems that the slugs and snails are a little like the Olympics and follow a 4 year cycle. My garden has been innundated with slugs and snails this year. It's only a little garden but I think I have gained the snails and slugs for a stately home size. Am trying the beer treatment tonight!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 I have a very confused hydrangea in my garden - it is just coming into flower. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 I have lots of confused plants this autumn - my roses are still going but they’ve done that for years. However our clematis reflowered as did our cowslips plus I have seen an oilseed rape field in flower and gorse blooming. Global warming, what global warming? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Yes, I have quite a few things still coming into bloom that are normally long dead by this time of year. Very strange indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 I'm a bit worried about my magnolia stellata which is quite big and in a huge pot. You do usually see the buds developing in winter ready for a march outburst but although they are not out they are very noticeable and bigger than usual for November. Im just hoping they are not going to burst open around Christmas...lovely as that would be in one way .....and then the really cold weather finally kicks in!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Oh no, Lin! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melody Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 We've got daffodils coming up. I mean, not just leaves, but buds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 So it has been extra mild where you are too then Melody! i do remember a very mild winter here in Uk a few years back where on November 11th it was 60 degrees( about 16 centigrade) That year we had the cold weather in February mainly and also early March there was some snow as well.....so don't know whether that's what will happen is year! This year has been exceptionally mild here ....it looked like it might turn cold about ten days ago but has gone back to late summer early autumn temperatures again. Mind you I live in the extreme south of England and on the coast so may be a bit colder in central and eastern/ north eastern bits not sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 There’s quite a heavy frost here in Lincoln today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melody Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Well, we tend to have colder winters than you do, so those daffodils are going to regret their enthusiasm. But autumn has tended to be warmer and drier than normal in recent years, and this is the result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All4dancers Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 12 hours ago, Fiz said: There’s quite a heavy frost here in Lincoln today. It made for quite an exhilarating and beautiful walk to work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 We only very occasionally get frosts down here so do miss them. It can occasionally get very cold about five years ago it was minus 8 consistently for about four days and we got frozen pipes for the first time!! All the roads were iced up so couldn't use the car ( it's hilly where we are) But that's fairly rare really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 I love autumn. It’s my favourite season. All the others have their own beauties but as A4D says, autumn is so exhilarating. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 My only real gripe with Autumn is the increasing Dark days!! Actually there's an amazing six week period coming up soon when you can see the sun rise out of the sea in the south east and set in the sea in the south west. It's when the sunrise is about 7.40-45 so not too unreasonable to walk down to the cliff top or even from the top of the garden would see it. when I first moved here and was still working so quite used to the early hours I used to make a point of trying to catch the sunrise out of the sea on the good days but am a little lazier now. But does give you a good idea why all those Greek myths arose around the sun. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrothbart Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 I've never known daffs come up this early, I don't know if it will do any good but I've covered them over with black plastic to try and stop them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrothbart Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 I've just realised and not sure why, but it's only the new daffs that are sprouting, not the ones that have been in a few years or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Perhaps the oldies know better? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 Spotted yesterday while I was walking round a garden centre in the lovely sunshine - a comma butterfly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon2 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 The lovely weather has certainly brought out the insects here too. We had a plague of harlequin ladybirds last year that had obviously hibernated and they are out in force so hoping a sudden cold spell might sort them out. The hedgehogs are really busy feeding but I’m hoping not breeding yet as won’t end well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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