Outer Space Gardens

13/06/2026

Yes even down lighters. Not only this but if you’re lucky enough to live in a dark sky area…you get to see the stars sooooooo clearly.

03/06/2026

You remember Alfred my apprentice, this is him today on a job chasing a snail!! 🐌
Was wonderful to see all the twists and turn of this hunting dog instinct in full flow. 😆
Obvious I’m kidding, he’s a Lurcher, they are usually bread for hunting rabbits. He actually SMILES at rabbits when we see one. 😝😝
I’ve trained him well.
The snail 🐌 out ran him. 💚💚💚

01/06/2026

Mr and Mrs swallow have decided to build a nest in our porch this year….there will be bird p**p all over the place alarm calls every time we open the door…….BUT ITS MADE ME SO HAPPY 😃 😃 😊
Jut peeped over the top whist they were out shopping for flys and saw we hope to be having four babies.
Will keep you informed 💚🐣

27/05/2026

So true 💚

24/05/2026

Hummingbird moth , gorgeous innit!

24/05/2026

Hummingbird moth really enjoying the multi stemmed Echium in the garden today. ❤️☀️

24/05/2026

Can be a long trek to the closest water for the birds 🪺🐦‍⬛don’t forget to pop out a dish full of fresh water 💧
They are also busy feeding chicks at the moment so this will make it a bit easier for them 💚🐦‍⬛🐝🐣💦

23/05/2026

Go on get in the garden!!! 🌼
It’s what Saturdays were made for….and Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays (you can see where this is going can’t you😁)

23/05/2026

Not my words but great advice !!!

🐦 Please stop taking healthy fledglings from their parents 💔

This little dunnock should not be with me.

He was healthy. Bright. Well fed. A proper little round fledgling, exactly as he should be. He was not injured. He was not abandoned. He did not need rescuing.

He was simply in the wrong spot.

If a fledgling is in immediate danger from cars, feet, dogs, or a busy path, you do not need to illegally take it away.

You simply move it very close by, into a low bush, hedge, or safe sheltered spot.

That is it.

Keep it close enough for the parents to find it. Then leave the area and let them carry on doing what they are already doing.

This little bird has spent his time here screaming for his parents. Throwing himself around in panic. Frightened, confused, and desperate to get back to the only voices he knows.

Instead of being fed gently and naturally by his mum and dad and taught how to survive, he now has had to be caught, handled and force fed by me, while I sit here feeling like the cruel person trying to get this little one to take food without a fight! I'm truly heartbroken that this happened for no reason... yes I'm crying here. 😢

And then adding insult to injury when I explained he needed to go back to his parents, I was told:
“I’m not seeking a lesson on birds, I simply am looking for someone to help it.”

But that is the help.
Putting him back is the help.
Listening to an expert is the help.
Letting his parents raise him is the help.

Please, please stop assuming every baby bird on the ground needs saving. Many fledglings spend time on the ground while they learn how to survive. Their parents are usually nearby, feeding them, calling to them, and watching from cover.

We cannot replace that.

We can keep him alive, yes. But we cannot give him back the calm, natural care he already had before a human decided they knew better.

If you find a fledgling, stop first.
Watch from a distance.
Check for obvious injury.
Keep cats and dogs away.
Move it only if it is in direct danger.
Put it somewhere safe very close by.

Then walk away.

Sometimes the kindest thing you can do for wildlife is not to rescue it.

It is to give it back.

Not sure of the difference between a nestling and a fledgling? This might help:
https://www.wildbirdrescuedorset.uk/help-i-found-a-bird/

Thank you for helping us protect wild birds, even when that means learning when not to interfere ❤️

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22/05/2026

Tregrehan Garden and Cottages Rare Plant Fair 🌱

Plant lovers, this one is for you! 🌿 Join Tregrehan on Sunday 31st May from 10am for the Tregrehan Rare Plant Fair - a wonderful day celebrating all things plants.
With over 20 specialist nurseries, free entry to the Plant Fair, free parking, refreshments, delicious food from Big Pan Parties and something for all the family, it's set to be a brilliant day out.

Plus, the gardens will be open at a special reduced entry price of just £10 per person, while the garden shop serves cakes and scones in support of Marie Curie.

Who's joining us? 🌸