2015 The story of our garden this year.
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January February March April May June July August September October November December
Photos taken from our bedroom window - early morning moon
Saturday 24th January
The first photo in the garden this year. I haven't felt like going out in the cold and it's not been all that nice plus we're still struggling with
medical problems. On the other hand there's no been anything to photograph!
There are strong signs of new life now. The jasmine was more or less over in December, it was earlier than last year.
The crocuses showed before the snowdrops. The blackbirds have nearly eaten the rich crop of berries on the variagated holly
Sunday 9th February
We spotted a female Blackcap in the back garden. We've heard it singing for a few days but didn't know what it was.
Saturday 14th February
Front Garden
Back Garden
Wednesday 18th February
Suzie chased a Sparrow Hawk off the garden
Saturday 28th February
Front Garden
Back Garden
Sunday 22nd March - more plants are waking up
Front Garden
Back Garden
Thursday 26th March - lots of birds
We have bird tables back and front, this one is in the back. On the first photo there is a Corn Bunting which has been a regular visitor this year (this is writen on 29th April) by the time I'd zoomed in it had gone - Chaffinch and Blackbird.
We also have three feeders, two in the back and one in the font. This is the sunflower kernels one in the back - photos aren't very good sorry. Goldfinches, we have lots of goldfinches. The regular visitors are Goldfinches, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Starlings, Blackcaps, a Wren, Blackbirds, Collared Doves, Ferral Pigeons, a Thrush, the occasional Sparrow and in spring Mallards.
Wednesday 8th April
This was our first Bluebell
Partially removed fir tree
Tuesday 21st April
The two Mountain Ash trunks look dead?
Saturday 25th April
Front
Both Fir trees now removed, apart from the stumps
The two rotten Mountain Ash trunks removed
Back
Wednesday 29th April
Thursday 21st May
Saturday 23rd May
The Azalea is almost finished The worker The frost destroyed this shrub
The Lilac's almost finished too
The Apple blossom has nearly all finished
This Rhododendron is also finished
Just caught the Wisteria in time
The climber is about to open
Saturday 30th May
Front Garden
Back Garden
Tuesday 9th June
Wednesday 17th June
Back Garden
Wednesday 1st July
Back Garden
Front Garden
Friday 3rd July
Square
Back Garden
Saturday 4th July
Front Garden
Monday 13th July
Friday 17th July
Back Garden
Sunday 19th July - Evening
Front Garden
Thursday 23rd July
Back Garden
Friday 7th August
Back Garden
Saturday 8th August
Back Garden
Thursday 13th August
Back Garden
Sunday 27th September
Back Garden
No photos
Monday 2nd November
Front Garden
The results of clearing the corner last Wednesday.
Moved some of the conifers around. The one just left of centre in this photo is slightly below level. It was originally in a pot in the square but with the boat laid up in the square it more or less had lost its place. Having decided this was the best place for it now, when I started to dig a hole for it I found a massive cavity below the surface, big enough for Sue to curl up in and deeper than our whole spade. Is it a sink hole? There was a lot of rotten wood so it could be the remains of the ash tree roots we cut down years ago, it is a bit frightening though?
First photo - Some hard work in October what seemed an impossible task resolved over several days. The rose bed and drive brought back to the standard of late July
Wednesday 11th November
Old age and a dull day so not very sharp but at least it's a record of our climbing rose in the front garden
Tuesday 1st December
Hungry Pigeons, note the Jasmin in the background
Thursday 17th December
Sunday 20th December
Back Garden
Front Garden
