Photographing Garden Birds
I started photographing garden birds in my early blogging days. Back in 2010 and 2011 I'd take snapshots of the birds that visited the feeders. But I was never happy with those images. I knew what I...
View ArticleScottish National Heritage
Over autumn I spent many weekends at the Scottish National Heritage Battleby office in Perthshire. However as the weeks went by the effects of the frosty weather made finding good leaf subjects to...
View ArticleSaying it with Flowers Solo Exhibition
Are you visiting Edinburgh in February? If you are then you’re very welcome to drop by Close Photography Gallery. Why? Because you can visit my first ever Scottish solo exhibition – Saying it with...
View ArticleBBC Beechgrove Garden Appearance
Tern TV got in touch early this year and asked if I'd like to go on episode 1 of BBC2's Beechgrove garden. It's Scotland's favourite gardening television show and this year they're celebrating their...
View ArticleBee Happy – an opportunity of a lifetime!
You’ve got to read this and see what all this ‘bee happy’ excitement is about! But before you do – have you ever wanted to stroke a bee? When I was younger I’d run a mile in the other direction …...
View ArticleStag’s horn Sumach In Autumn
The Rhus typhina shrub, commonly known as the Stag’s horn sumach, in autumn has a brilliant array of colour. It’s an understated large suckering, bushy shrub for most of the year. But once autumn...
View ArticleHow to get your garden ready for Spring
How do you get your garden ready for spring? That's easy ... just buy some bulbs! I just can’t resist the spring bulb season. As soon as the bulbs go on sale in August I get excited. I keep telling...
View ArticlePhotographing Butterflies
I've spent a lot of time photographing butterflies during the COVID-19 lockdown. So what have I learned that I can share with you? The post Photographing Butterflies appeared first on Leavesnbloom...
View ArticleGrowing Perennial Tulips Successfully
Growing perennial tulips is very straightforward if you follow the tips in this blog post. But before we get to those tips I thought I'd share some really interesting information about this bulb. The...
View ArticleHow To Get Phalaenopsis Orchids To Bloom Again
Very rarely does a houseplant feature in this blog … but on a weekly basis for over 18 years I've been asked "how to get Phalaenopsis orchids to bloom again" So let’s begin by thinking of the...
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