Reading and Writing All Sorts
The garden is beginning to awaken. The Hawthorn (courtesy of #woodlandtrust) and Alder (rescued from a building site) I planted last year have some healthy looking buds. The Rowan is about 3yrs old now and about 6.5ft. The wild corner is coming alive, mainly… Continue Reading “Wild Garden Awakening 2021”
Ladybirds, or given their proper name, Coccinellidae, are a family of small beetles (not bugs) with the name deriving from the Latin coccineus meaning ‘scarlet’. Although I can’t imagine anyone shouting Coccinellidae! when they see a ladybird. The term ‘ladybird’ came about in… Continue Reading “My Wild Garden #3”