Monday March 27th

Posted by Alistair on Monday, March 27th, 2006

Back to work in the front garden again today. After removing the box hedging on Saturday, the hardest work was carried out today. The main back border which is, or was planted with a range of evergreens is now a blank canvas. Some or most of the plants had been in the garden for twelve years, which made their removal very difficult indeed. The border really was becoming overgrown looking, no amount of pruning was going to give the rejuvenated look that was necessary. Mind you no one enjoys destroying healthy plants.

True as it may be, our gardens would not be the same if our feathered friends stopped visiting, but the dawn chorus at four this morning would have awakened the dead. We did have an early morning visit from a male bullfinch today, perched himself on an old ornamental watering can just outside the back window and was drinking quite contentedly. Makes a change from the year when two of them completely stripped the leaf buds from a mature Acer. Bullfinches do this, no one seems to know why, unless you do, let me know if you do.? Visit this website it will tell you all you may want to know about the birds that may visit your garden.http://www.garden-birds.co.uk/birds/

Male Bullfinch