This is the first in a series of blogs which I will write at the beginning of each month through 2012, and will show what is going on in our garden at that time – a sort of record of garden highlights.
So the new year has arrived. January 1st was a dull overcast day, with unbroken deep grey cloud and regular periods of drizzle. But at least it was warm with temperature holding up in low double figures all day. But not a day to perform a photographic wander.
So here I am on the 2nd January with camera in hand to record what’s going on appreciating a blue sky, but well wrapped against a freezing wind. Buzzards are sharing my joy of seeing a big blue sky as they are soaring silently above the garden with none of their usual sad cries. The garden is noticeably quiet, the bird feeders far less busy than they usually are in January. There is just the constant quiet, barely perceptible winter song of the Robin who follows me around and the equally gentle twittering of Goldfinches, Blue Tits and their long-tailed cousins.
Enjoy a walk around with me and my camera, as we take a tour …………
A retired primary school head teacher, I now spend much of my time gardening in our quarter acre plot in rural Shropshire south of Shrewsbury. I share my garden with Jude my wife a newly retired teacher , eight assorted chickens and a plethora of wildlife. Jude does all the heavy work as I have a damaged spine and right leg. We also garden on an allotment nearby. We are interested in all things related to gardens, green issues and wildlife.
3 replies on “A Wander around the Garden in January”
What a wonderful garden! Thanks for the walk through your beautiful space. I wish we had this much life in our garden, everything is sleeping following a visit from grandfather Frost.
Lovely! Thanks for the tour.
What fun to see your garden each month, thanks for sharing it. We grow so many of the same plants, Euphorbias, twiggys, quince, and some that I need to try, like the Hebes. It does look like a glorious place you have created there. I had to laugh at the cold metal chairs, for that is exactly the thought when I saw the photo before reading the text. Happy January!
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3 replies on “A Wander around the Garden in January”
What a wonderful garden! Thanks for the walk through your beautiful space. I wish we had this much life in our garden, everything is sleeping following a visit from grandfather Frost.
Lovely! Thanks for the tour.
What fun to see your garden each month, thanks for sharing it. We grow so many of the same plants, Euphorbias, twiggys, quince, and some that I need to try, like the Hebes. It does look like a glorious place you have created there. I had to laugh at the cold metal chairs, for that is exactly the thought when I saw the photo before reading the text. Happy January!