.: black

10/08/2008

my photos

BACK TO BLACK

If left unchecked, the garden will quite happily revert back to nature. One problem is bramble, and every so often it has to be cut back. I wait for some fruit before it has to go.

Not many blackcurrants this year? It may be down to moving the plant last year, or not pruning?

Ajuga reptans. Use this plant for ground cover in a semi-shaded area.

Scabious (Chilli Black). Flowers on with regular deadheading. Plants easily take from cuttings.

Ophiopogon (Black Grass). A great plant to use in a black planting scheme.

SPARROWHAWK ...

I've seen many a sparrowhawk playing at being remarkably agile in my garden over the years, but not until today had I had the opportunity to view one at such close range. Such a fascinating bird, it had decided to perch on my back fence for at least five minutes, spending the time carefully observing its surroundings. Suddenly it took me by surprise by flying off at a sharp angle low into a lilac tree. I could hear the other birds being taken by surprise too, and whether it got its catch I do not know? That was the last I saw of it.