Weedy
Purple toadflax is native to Italy, but has naturalised across much of Europe, including the British Isles. Because of the kind of gardener I am (lazy and incompetent) it has colonised several areas of my garden – a fact that … Continued
Blossoming
The weather is beginning to get me down now. It was another bitterly cold day, with dreadful light, and almost no insects on the wing. In fact I spotted a pair of female Andrena scotica, both with full pollen brushes, … Continued
White-tailed bumblebee
Whenever R and I go to the garden centre for inanimate items such as gloves or bird food, I always insist on walking through the plants anyway, “just to see what they have.” More often than not this ends in … Continued
