Tag Archives: butterflies

Butterflies and Berries.

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Pauline

September is the time when butterflies are frantically feeding on the flowers in the garden and the berries are forming which will keep the birds fed through the first half of the winter and gradually changing colour now that the … Continue reading →

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Fluttering visitors.

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Pauline

Even when in the house, my eye is caught by the butterflies fluttering by, that is enough to send me into the garden with my camera. The weather recently has beem sunny and warm, with not much wind,  it has … Continue reading →

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Butterflies flutter by.

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Pauline

At the risk of boring you,  the butterflies only flutter by after they have had a pit stop at the nectar bar in the front garden. The nectar bar I’m referring to is Eupatorium purpureum atropurpureum given to me by … Continue reading →

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More summer visitors arriving every day.

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Pauline

While we have been having all our lovely hot sunshine, more and more butterflies have been arriving in the garden. Some I have been able to photograph, some are too skittish and fly away as soon as I get near … Continue reading →

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Flying visitors keep coming.

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Pauline

There is no stopping the butterflies that keep coming to the garden. As well as the normal visitors that we usually have, we have had a couple of firsts, for this garden anyway. You also have to watch where you … Continue reading →

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Where has August gone.

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Pauline

The month of August seems to have flown by with not much gardening getting done, due to the heat. The small amount of rain that we have had, has made no difference at all to the overall look of the … Continue reading →

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Inundated with visitors.

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Pauline

Suddenly yesterday (Saturday) we were inundated with visitors, these visitors are not requiring any beds to be made up or cooking to be done, just as well as there are so many of them! When we had the heat wave … Continue reading →

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Was 2012 a Washout ?

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Pauline

Not really ! I started preparing this post by looking through all my photos for this year and re-reading some of my posts. There seem to be so many photos of plants looking absolutely sodden and covered with raindrops, so … Continue reading →

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An Apple a Day.

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Pauline

With such a cold wet spring and summer, bees were in short supply when all the fruit trees needed pollinating. We had plenty of blossom, in fact masses of it, but hadn’t realised that the flowers weren’t being pollinated, in … Continue reading →

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Bee and Butterfly Fest.

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Pauline

What a difference a few days of non-stop sunshine makes, summer has arrived at last and the bees and butterflies are making up for lost time. Certain areas of the garden are buzzing and flitting, movement everywhere, its fantastic.

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