Mark Cullen – Here* with Colin and Justin

Winter is for the birds

Participate in the Christmas Bird Count and, who knows, you might become hooked on watching our fine, feathered friends.

Stop, stoop, pick, smell, observe and contemplate the many changes taking place in your garden at this precise moment.

If your rural home is built on rock, you can still enjoy many the benefits of gardening by planting flowers, herbs and vegetables in containers.

A pond can cool down your yard on a hot day, it never requires mowing and it will seldom require weeding.