Posted in Garden visits, Gardening, Uncategorized, tagged Bute, Cardiff, Gardening on August 30, 2021| 2 Comments »
The Rudbeckias are among the stars of the herbaceous borders in Bute Park at the moment
I had not visited the usually wonderful herbaceous borders at the city end of Bute Park in Cardiff since well before the Covid-19 lockdown. I was working far away down in Cardiff Bay for a couple of years and then when I was forced to base myself at home the park seemed too far to walk. I have become lazy and until recently buses seemed too much of an infection risk. (more…)
Posted in Garden visits, Gardening, Uncategorized, tagged Gardening, Nature, Summer, Victoria Park on August 22, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Raindrops on “daisies” in Victoria Park
It’s time for another monthly visit to Victoria Park in Cardiff. In June all the flower beds were bare, in July they were full of colour, but in August the flowers are already fading. Here are my latest snaps… (more…)
Posted in Garden visits, Gardening, Nature, Trees, Uncategorized, tagged Gardening, Nature, Summer, Trees, Victoria Park on July 26, 2021| 4 Comments »
Everywhere in Victoria Park this month were daisy-type flowers – this was in the narrow bed near the ice-cream shack and I think it is a beautiful Rudbeckia
Another month, another view of Victoria Park in Cardiff. In June all the flower beds were bare with brown earth ready to be planted. Just a month later they are full of colour. Here are my latest snaps…
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Posted in Garden visits, Gardening, Nature, Trees, Uncategorized, tagged Gardening, Nature, Summer, Trees, Victoria Park on June 20, 2021| 2 Comments »
The bandstand in Victoria park, Cardiff, in June 2021
Once again I took some general views of Victoria Park when I went this month to visit the Lombardy poplar I am following.
April in Cardiff was dry, May was wet and June has been changeable. But it’s good for the garden. What is also good is that our council Parks department staff have been in everyday non-emergency action again. Since last month they have cleared out all the dead tulips and fancy daisies (Bellis perennis ‘Bellissima’?) and the flower beds are ready for summer bedding plants. They will probably be a bit late but everyone here thinks summer is late this year anyway, because of a cold and wet May.
Here are my pictures… (more…)
Posted in Gardening, My garden, Nature, Uncategorized, tagged Gardening, Nature, squirrels on June 6, 2021| 7 Comments »
Grey squirrel eating mahonia berries in my garden
We have three grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) in our back garden – occasionally four. I tolerate them. I even let them eat the slab of bird fat I dangle from the bird table, knowing they won’t attack the squirrel-proof tube of small fat pellets nearby – for birds only.
I don’t mind them eating the mahonia berries, although I am surprised they are brave enough to climb the very prickly leaves. There are enough berries for all. (more…)
Posted in Garden visits, Gardening, Nature, Trees, Uncategorized, tagged Gardening, Nature, Spring, Trees, Victoria Park on May 31, 2021| 2 Comments »
Oak in Victoria Park in May
Every month when I visit Victoria Park in Cardiff to check on my Lombardy poplar tree I also take some general snapshots to show how the seasons are progressing. Here are my latest photos… (more…)
Posted in Garden visits, Gardening, Nature, Trees, Uncategorized, tagged Gardening, Nature, Spring, Trees, Victoria Park on May 3, 2021| 2 Comments »
Tulips in Victoria Park in April
As usual I took some general pictures around Cardiff’s Victoria Park when I visited in April for the monthly Lombardy poplar tree following update. I found it was tulip time and the cherry trees were also in blossom. Here are the latest images… (more…)
Posted in Garden visits, Nature, Trees, Uncategorized, tagged Nature, Spring, Trees, Victoria Park on March 28, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Everywhere in Victoria Park on my March visit there were crocus growing in the grass – although these were accidentally in the middle of a flower bed
As usual I took some general pictures around Cardiff’s Victoria Park when I visited in March for the monthly Lombardy poplar tree following update. Here are the latest images… (more…)
Posted in Cardiff, Garden visits, Gardening, Uncategorized, tagged Cardiff, Nature, Spring, thompson's park, Trees on March 4, 2021| 5 Comments »
Daffodils in Thompson’s Park
Monday was St David’s Day – the national day of Wales – and it is not complete without daffodils so I went to Thompson’s Park to see what I could find. Here are my pictures from a half-hour afternoon walk in early spring sunshine… (more…)
Posted in Cardiff, Garden visits, Gardening, Nature, Trees, Uncategorized, tagged Cardiff, Gardening, Trees, Victoria Park on February 27, 2021| 2 Comments »
Edwardian drinking fountain in Cardiff’s Victoria Park
As I visit my favourite Lombardy poplar in Victoria Park every month for a tree following blog post, I am taking snapshots of everything else in the park on these trips as well. In these Covid times I don’t get out much. Here are my February snaps… (more…)
The Squirrelbasket 