The kitchen garden in February! There is still a good chance of rain, wind, sleet, snow and ice this month! Go easy in the garden, with a few gentle garden tasks on brighter days, to ease back into the outdoor life! A kitchen garden does need a little attention and planning, now and then, though. Even a virtually neglected vegetable garden will produce some home-grown edible greens, a few tomatoes and a handful of other simple fruit and vegetables for harvesting over spring, summer and autumn - with a little help. There are many options from the gardening calendar to keep the gardener busy! February can be a wonderful mix of ideas and light work (or heavy labour) – with an abundance of garden jobs to be found on any garden calendar. To get started, this month, here are a few jobs for the kitchen garden that can be done on an as-and-when basis during February. Prepare the soil. Edible vegetables will be as good as the soil they grow in! Get the potatoes ready. Whether or n...
British Wildlife Watercolours. British wildlife, birds and flowers are carefully painted using watercolours, based on the wildlife and botanical subjects from the garden and local woods. Wildlife such as small British woodland animals (badgers, foxes, squirrels, mice, bats, deer, otters, wild cats, stoats, weasels - even wild boar, pine martens, beavers and, one day, lynx may return to the wilds of Britain!) and UK garden birds, butterflies and bees, along with ladybirds and dragonflies, add to the joys to be found in the garden, or just beyond, all year round. Watercolours can be used to capture the beauty in the animal or plant subject using the fluidity of the paints. Everyone's favourite! A beautiful owl resting amongst the bluebells. British Wildlife Watercolours : Watercolour Owl and Bluebell British Wildlife Watercolours : Watercolour Bird Painting of a Sparrow and Worm Watercolours can be used in a variety of wildlife paintings for different effects bas...