August Wildlife: What to Look Out For in Nature This Month
The countryside starts to look a little untidy in August. The long grasses of July have grown heavy with seed-heads and over-estimated their strength. They flop about and fall over like unruly drunks. Buddy's coat is full of grass seeds
Building A Garden Studio
There are big changes afoot for my little business as we've bought a new house (still in the Scottish Borders) and will be moving shortly. When I've been telling people that we are going to be moving, the question I've
The Swallow Babies: A Diary
Those of you who follow me on Instagram will know that we had a swallow's nest in the back porch with four little swallow babies who have now fledged and are fending for themselves. I kept a diary of the activities
The Magic of Dusk: Honeysuckle, Weird Moths & Other Garden Secrets
I've told you before about our summertime tea-in-the-garden obsession. It starts early May, even if I have to wear a woolly hat, and continues right through the summer. Every year I count how many meals we eat at our picnic
July Wildlife: What to look out for in nature this month
The last week of June was absolutely scorching here in the Scottish Borders. The Birdhouse, my little studio, was swelterama so I retreated indoors to work. I've been keeping the top half of the stable door in the kitchen open
The Fife Coastal Path (remembering why walking is great)
Two weekends ago I spent the weekend in Pittenweem with my sister & the dog. The plan was to spend two full days walking sections of the Fife Coastal Path but it rained a month's worth of rain on the
June Wildlife: What to Look Out for in Nature This Month
There's been an abundance of sunshine over the past month. It's a bit cooler this week but that optimistic June feel - the long days and short nights, the warm breeze, the luscious greens - is full of promise. I
May Wildlife: What to look out for in nature this month
We're already 14 days into May & it has been quite marvellous so far - lots of blue skies and pink blossom. The swifts arrived back in the village last week, joining the swallows and martins, and filling the sky
April Wildlife: What to Look Out for in Nature This Month
Unbelievably, as I type, it is still snowing outside. We were all up-in-arms about snow in March (and it snowed really quite a lot in March) but no one really expected it to be going strong into April. There were
Fundraising Update: The Borders Macmillan Centre
I'm really delighted to be able to let you know that we have raised £1,000 so far for the fundraising for the Borders Macmillan Centre Appeal. A HUGE thank you to everyone who has bought the A Garden for Wildlife cards