Category Archives: Garden

Hooray it’s spring!!! (kind of)

Hello again and welcome. Here is a brief update on things occurring with us here in the Black household. It was a very warm Autumn, then a strange winter with not much rain, not very much snow (boo!!) and now … Continue reading

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Feathery Groundforce….

Today, I thought it was time to clear the garden ready for autumn/winter. I reckon it’s going to be an early frost and a hard winter. My sunflowers were pretty much done, so I pulled them all down and collected … Continue reading

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Vegetable patch liberation!

Yesterday, I took the rest of the beetroots and carrots out of the vegetable patch. I’ve had it fenced off since spring and our newer girls (Chicken 22, Bunty and V8) have never been in there. Last autumn, our other … Continue reading

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Windy hens and ruffled bloomers

As everyone in the UK knows, the weather has been pretty rough, and still is in some places. On Monday, we had the high wind and even in our sheltered garden, it took it’s toll. I didn’t let them out … Continue reading

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Some pictures from the garden.

Hello again, Now, as previously mentioned, I like gardening! I thought I’d put a few pictures up of some of my favorite plants from my garden.  I love sunflowers, they’re easy to grow and the hens don’t seem to eat … Continue reading

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Hi there and welcome.

Thanks for visiting!  I’m just getting started,  but I always fancied having a blog. I’ll tell you a little about me to start with and we’ll go from there! I’m a married, 30 something gal from the UK. I have … Continue reading

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