Bees in the garden

There were a myriad of bees in the garden - check out the photos

Spring accelerates

We have been very busy this last week or so planting our vegetable garden. It hasn't received as much publicity as the kitchen garden at the White House. I am very new to growing my own food in the garden and was hit by a caterpillar plague last year so have just netted all the cabbages, cauliflower and broccoli this year.

I have also been watching the programme on Gardeners World about setting up a fruit and vegetable garden. Check out the Dig In campaign.

Sensory Garden

Last Friday I visited the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust for a meeting about my Nuffield Scholarship. I was captivated by the pioneering work of the trust. I was also fascinated by their sensory garden and how much it could engage people. I have included some photographs so you can see what it was like. The benches all had different animal footprints.