Nelly's Garden

 I have been getting up ridiculously early these past few mornings to deal with my light trap. On the advice of MothsIreland I'm risi...

If this lockdown was happening in the drear, cold months I don't know if I could bear it. If I didn't have Bert, the dogs and my ...

My legs hurt, and have been sore now for sixteen days. Most nights I wake up with cramp, sometimes very painful. Because of this, I am ta...

Finished Porridge Bread I'm right in the middle of preparing porridge bread when the phone rings. The person on the other end has ...

Brimstone moths aren't that uncommon, yet I'm always pleased to see one turn up in the light trap. When it comes to the natura...

Martha Bert and I went on an exciting road trip yesterday. Garden Centres are open again and everyone wants Bert's excellent clemat...

I only intended to take a short walk this evening because I'd been busy, weeding the garden, dealing with scutch grass, baking, check...

No Portglenone bluebells for me this year, instead of the blue carpeted forest, just this tiny little patch of bluebells a field length from...

This handsome beetle is a cockchafer, no friend to gardeners, especially those who like a nice smooth lawn. Discovered in the moth trap t...

I'm cheating tonight whilst staying on the rat theme. A post from two years ago. Steeped In Folklore There is a particular ...

Warning! Graphic Content Which Some Readers Might Find Upsetting . When Hannah had a mouse problem she did not want to use conventional...

It has come to this. Over the past few days, I have been reshelving my books in alphabetical order. So, when Zoe enquired if I had a cop...

My mother at around eight years old. That would have been in the early 1930s. She looks feisty. It is her anniversary today, and she...

The natural world is a great source of interest and comfort during the lockdown. Bert is growing vegetables and making compost, Hannah is st...

First of all the title of this post and the photographs contained therein have absolutely nothing to do with its content. I read today...

I've noticed these past few days that while traffic has decreased (a lot) on our little B road, there is an increase in what is known ar...

This evening, in the polytunnel, a glass of wine to hand, three books on the go, three kinds of nasturtium to sow and two sorts of chilli se...

The worst thing I read online today was that Mr Trump has decided to suspend funding from WHO. The attempt to shift blame for (Trump’s...

Bert and I never go anywhere on Bank Holidays because we don't like crowded places. So this particular stay-at-home Easter is not that u...

The ceiling in my bedroom has cracked and is likely to fall down someday soon. I don't care. I will move into another room and the ce...