Recent content by Sean Regan

I had my suspicions that the house under the azaleas next to our patio, may be occupied. So as well as in the feeder on the patio, I put some in a small bowl next to the entrance of the house. The first recording was this, of it coming out at nine minutes past nine last night...

We have several large green Apta glazed pots, one of which is to the side of our front door. We have several plants in plastic pots which just about fit inside this pot, so we can ring the changes. Until recently, it was this heather, but it was past its best. So before any of our roses...

It was golf in the morning, then lunch, then a bit of shopping. So after I had got home and made us some cappuccinos, I got into this. The paint on the back of the wood had dried overnight. So it was just a case of screwing it to the garage and giving the front its first coat of...

Didn't do much today, apart from making this video of our pink wisteria. But whilst I was making it, I was reminded that I did need to do something with the gable end of the garage. The wood was rotting and really needed replacing. The left-hand side is coming adrift. My wife often accuses...

Just general "garden housekeeping" today. Pruned off more wisteria unwanted growth, the same for the quinces on the side fence. Tied up more clematis growth and put some stick supports in one or two rose tubs. No trace of aphids, lily beetle or much black spot. Just one rose. I removed a few...

I've had the album that includes this track on a cassette for decades. I had the single in one of my jukeboxes, but it was not in a very good condition. Casually looking through eBay listings early in the week, I found another copy for £5.50. It was delivered this afternoon. It turned out to...

Nothing planned for today. There's a lot of golf, tennis and football on TV. Brought the trail cams in, to charge up the batteries. I have two on adapters, but one of them doesn't seem to be working very well. There's 24 rechargeable batteries, between the three cameras. I've only one charger...

No way is this cat going to be accepted as a hedgehog.

A year ago, my wife got me to look at this blue tit feeder on "her" TV shopping channel. It was accompanied by a video, "showing lots of highly trained blue tits in and out of one." So as we get a lot of blue tits in our garden, she convinced me that I should buy one, (not really, but anything...

Didn't get into the garden until mid-afternoon, as there was shopping to get first. Why is it when you just go out for, "just a few bits," when you come home and up the receipts, it comes to over £100? Anyway, this celosia caracas "followed me home," from Asda. At £6, it was quite reasonable. I...

Evenings like this are the reward for the work you do in your garden.

Did a bit of pruning in the front garden. The two viburnums "battle" for space with the two rhodos and several azaleas. If I left them to their own devices, they would always "win,"and grow far too tall. So they get a good pruning every year. I also have to prune back the viburnam, rhodo...

I got quite a bit done today. Went to Monton Fencing to get the bits for the fence next to our drive. On the way back, I called in B&Q near the Trafford Centre to see if they had a bit of the trellis I needed. They didn't and I was told it was discontinued! Then did the grocery shopping. I also...

Nothing today as it was a golf day. Very pleasant, for much of the time it was "shirt-sleeve order." Did three loads of laundry when I came home. Now watching the tennis on TV. Dinner to get, later. Quite a bit to do tomorrow. I've still some rails to get to repair the 4ft post and panel fence...