echidna

Echidnas and hedgehogs

Lorna, from Tearoom Delights posted about a visit of a hedgehog to her garden and it prompted me to post about a similar incident in our garden, although on the opposite side of the world. In previous years we have had an echidna visit our garden, each year about this time. This year we had…

Weeding, the ugly part of gardening.

Couch grass! Couch Grass is often listed as an invasive weed and I can attest to the fact that it certainly is invasive! It is very difficult to get rid of from the garden. If you leave a little bit behind it grows into a new plant. The runners seem to go for miles and I spent a…

I was wandering in the back garden yesterday when I noticed something unusual in the orchard. Unfortunately the photograph is not very clear but it was the best I could do. We used to have echidnas at our previous house which was in the country. We are in a village now so it was unusual…