Slow-worm Today we were highly honoured by a slow-worm in our garden, and it’s not the first time we have found one. Slow-worms are legless lizards and look more like a snake rather than a worm. This particular slow-worm was shiny bronze in colour with blackish markings on its underside and the body was marked… Read more →
Tag Archive for my garden
Summer Flowers
Red Admiral feeding on Buddleia
by Zo Nicholas • August 20, 2012
Buddleia It’s not at all surprising that the Buddleia plant is more commonly known as the Butterfly bush. Just hang around and watch it for a few minutes when it’s in full bloom in the summer and you will be amazed by the amount of insect visitors that visit this bush – butterflies, bees, hoverflies… Read more →
Wildlife UK
Wildlife in my garden
by Zo Nicholas • June 27, 2012
…look carefully you will find a variety of wildlife hiding under the lily pads or in the surrounding vegetation. Without too much interference from man a pond becomes a wonderful little nature reserve all of its own…… Read more →
My Garden
The Foxglove
by Zo Nicholas • June 13, 2012
…a majestic, tall flower producing beautiful trumpet-shaped flowers and the insects just love them. The foxglove creates a fantastic backdrop…… Read more →
Home Garden, Web Design News
Garden Talk back online
by Zo Nicholas • June 9, 2012
Garden Talk back online After an absence of quite a few months, due to various hacks and assaults, Garden Talk is back online with a simple straight forward web site design. There is still work to be done to develop the website but the basic framework is back up and running. Garden Talk video To… Read more →