Let it snow…
A rare event this morning, woke up with the garden under the snow. Not seen such a sight here in 10 years.
Goldfinches having dinner
The goldfinches have clearly understood that papi Jo regularly refills the feeder with sunflower seeds. As soon as my back is turned, they rush like gluttons.
De gustibus et odoribus…
The narcissus Tazetta ‘Paperwhite Ziva’, continued… Further to my recent article of January 10th ” Why do my Paperwhites stink? “, here are the results of a small survey conducted on the 2 gardeners’ forums that I attend. Paperwhite Narcissus: sweet or foul smell? Arrosoirs & Sécateurs Gardeners’ World lovely…
A new compost item
The postman brought me a brochure in a compostable wrapping. Cool! I have just added this wrapping to my compost to study its evolution towards total breakdown. Since I had a new specimen roll of “Lotus” toilet roll on hand, I inserted the brochure wrapping inside the roll and put…
Sign of hope?
Maybe a sign of hope in these pandemic times…
New birdie in garden
A few days ago I replaced the “bird seed mixture” in this feeder with nothing but (unshelled) sunflower seeds. It didn’t take long for the goldfinches to spot their favourite food, even though I had never seen them in my garden before.Well, they have to share with the tits. But…