At Home with The Ducks...The Hens....The Rabbits...and Guinea Pig.

A video of most of our rescue pets here at home, except "Parsley" The Cat.

Its always entertaining to watch the Ducks splashing around in their water.

We have 9 Ducks , 4 Hens , 6 Rabbits and a Guinea Pig.....and a Cat.

THE DOROTHY CLIVE GARDEN- Shropshire/North Staffs/Cheshire Borders UK

Set amidst glorious countryside where the borders of Staffordshire, Cheshire and Shropshire intersect, this beautiful 12 acre garden has continually evolved since 1940. In that year Colonel Harry Clive began landscaping a disused Victorian quarry into this garden for his beloved wife Dorothy. It really is a garden to visit and in different seasons. Very scenic and planted in a natural way too. I have added a short Video I filmed there on the day we visited. June 16th 2013.

BLOOMING JUNE

Honeysuckle

Cottage Garden

Tomatos & Cucumbers

Patio View

Iris

Campanula

Everything is growing very well lately now that the warmer weather is here. We had a few heavy showers last week that helped a great deal here and on the allotments. In a few days everything grew quite a lot. Also the weeds!....so I have to keep on top of those too. I trimmed the privet hedge with my shears, which usually gets done three times a year.  The Tomatos have flowers on now so i've started feeding everything in the greenhouse, including the Cucumbers. The Honeysuckle is a mass of flowers now and very scented also. The Pyracantha bushes are in full bloom too, so maybe we'll get loads of red berries this winter. So all in all, things are looking very promising this summer.

THE ALLOTMENTS- June 2013

Allotments Forward View

Poached Egg Plant

Backward View

Picnic Table

Strawberries

Rhubarb

Lettuce in Cold Frame

Tomatos

Dana on Allotment

Things are growing nicely so far on our two allotments. The weather has picked up and currently much drier and warmer, which can only be good after the cool spells we've had of late. Just planted the Pumpkins and Tomatos ouside. Also the young Celery & Celeriac plants.  Currently got the weeding to keep on top of, which appear to grow much quicker than anything else. We have quite a few water tubs on our plots, but you soon get down the water in dry spells. They have to be topped up by a hose, which is connected to a tap quite a distance from our plots. So a long hose required!.

It appears the danger of frosts has now gone for this year , so now the potatos are through we need not worry so much.