Does anyone know if cultivated forms of yarrow (Achillea) will grow in lawns / meadows, like its wild cousin ?
I'm referring to the brightly colored varieties.
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According to the news reports the UK is expected to have a bumper year of these delightful butterflies, which only happens about once in a decade. I've not seen any, so far or many of other species...
A man on his lunch break rushes into a crowded pizza restaurant and places an order. After spending a long time waiting, he spots the waiter and calls out: "will my pizza be long?". Waiter: "Sir, all...
I heard some snip-its in passing on radio 2 this morning and decided to listen later. Trouble is, I can't seem to listen to the studio recording on the Michael Ball (Richard Maidley sitting in). Can...
I took some time out, to relax in the garden and watch the birds coming back and forth, mostly great tits and blue tits. Suddenly I noticed a stranger in the camp, visiting the peanut feeder, was what...
A young lady takes her pet Shetland pony to the veterinary surgery, after it had been coughing all night long.
Don't worry says the vet "he's just a little horse...
I've seen plenty of bumble bees and hover flies on the St Johns wort but no butter flies etc on the buddleia so far.
Anyone have similar observations or not ?....
A little girl sits on her granddads knee and asks : "Granddad...can you make a noise like a frog please ?". Granddad "why, of course sugar how come you ask" ?. Little girl: " I just heard daddy say to...
An update on my dormouse box
Alas, no dormice but it did get used by a family of blue tits (all grown up and flown away).
Its now full of baby earwigs!....