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A garden has to stimulate the senses not only when everything is flowering. The “riot border” is already unruly and beautiful. It will be very colourful very soon.
Some plants I deliberately put there, others are self seeded.
Incorporating wildflowers (weeds) in borders is ecologically important but it’s not new or revolutionary.

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A bit hard to spot, look at the centre of the photograph: A pheasant investigates my greenhouse. He has been almost permanently living in the garden for several weeks.
I suppose he calls himself wildlife!

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I hear that this year’s latest, newest thing at Chelsea Flower Show is the use of wildflowers, a.k.a. weeds.
Not exactly new. I have been doing it for years because of the huge environmental benefits.
See photo description for more about the photo.

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Raining on someone’s parade today …
Here is something sunnier from a few days ago: Bluebells (Scilla nutans) in the grass meadow in the garden.

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Earlier in the spring I noticed two clumps of self-seeded Woodland Forget-me-nots (Myosotis sylvatica) in different parts of the garden.
They arrived on the wind and decided to stay. They have both chosen very good spots, where they fit in well with neighbouring plants.
I love weeds. They are an integral part of my planting.

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My forest of tomato seedlings. They are big enough to be planted out but cannot go outside yet because of the risk of late frosts. Made a note to sow them later next year.

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Our new guests. Here twice today. Although, it looks as if they had just moved in. I am convinced that we are listed in one of the guide books that ducks use.

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Internal temperature of my compost heap this morning, after cold nights and much rain, just over 45°C. Happy with this at this stage.
On the surface grass cuttings from a week ago, cuttings from the garden, deadheads and kitchen 'waste', such as vegetable cuttings, peanut shells, egg shells and coffee grounds.

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When the ducks nest was still active, I was noticing pigeons sitting where the nest was. Were the pigeons not aware of the nest and was it coincidence, were they curious or perhaps even protective when crows, who can raid ducks nests, came too close?
Guesses anyone?

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Three male ducks on our roof, all waiting to catch a glimpse of their favourite female. Last year there were five at one point.
Meanwhile, "our" pheasant is becoming a fixture rather than a visitor. This morning he was drinking out of the small water features sunken into the patio, ignoring the much larger pond.

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I am SO excited. We hatched today!
Wild duck, who choses to have her nest in our garden. 12 healthy, strong ducklings. This individual successful third year in a row.
See alt text for more.

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Slowly, ever so slowly, colours return to the garden. The height of later months is still missing. It is easy to forget how slowly spring gets going.
Tulipa Ayaan and Ballerina.

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A small, wild, natural patch at the front of my property, next to the road. I don't do anything apart from cutting it to the ground once a year. It is so wild and beautiful. The bluebells are getting better every year.

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The (Scilla Nutans) season in the grass meadow in the is only just about to start, about ten days later than last year. There should be a lot more up in a week or two.

meadow #gardener

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This early flowering shrub—a Flowering currant or Ribes sanguineum—is an extremely important early food source for many different types of insects, nut just the pretty bumblebees.
It is really important that we support the insects in our gardens. The loss of species and numbers that we have already caused is frightening.

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Weekend. Here they come: Humans attached to petrol-driven lawnmowers, hedge cutters, strimmers. Mindless obsession with tidying. What an odious farce!
The overly tidy, neat, manicured garden is the death of nature. It deprives wildlife of space and it is also very boring.
Let’s make our gardens overflow with nature.
See alt text for more!

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The Spiraea xcinerea ‘Grefsheim’, which I planted almost to the day a year ago, is doing really well and seems to love, where I planted it. In this photograph it poses with a group of daffodils.

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Despite the muntjac deer's best efforts there are still many tulips left. This beautiful variety Tulipa Ayaan, named in honour of feminist, activist and politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali.

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Thunder and lightning and a downpour of rain and hail. The ground is getting white, the road has become a river.

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