the wildlife in the garden couldnt be more diverse.

Lovely pictures and lovely wildlife...well, the flat worms aren't so attractive..ha ha!
I really like that yellow Weigela...don't remember seeing a yellow one before.
great blog SG

Weigela middendorfiana is the yellow one Paul. its new to me this year. At the moment I have it growing in a pot. not sure where to place it yet.

Beautiful!!

Lovely interesting blog. The violas are gorgeous.

thanks, the viola is just one plant which is probably 6 yrs old now. It is a favourite, though my OH says its mawkish to have it. He never was one for sentimentality. takes all sorts I suppose.

Made me lol if we all look close at our gardens sometimes it can be quite a horror show loved the blackbird bathing lots use my bird bath but never the blackbird !

sorry to hear the NZ flatworms had to be disposed of,Sue..I've never heard of them before..lovely little newt,and nice it posed for a photo shoot :o) Great shot of your Blackbird,ours never seems to use our bird bath..maybe it waits till no one is watching it.. :o)The yellow Weigela is lovely,nice to have something different..

Lovely to see so much wildlife, Sbg. The plants are lovely - so good to see them flowering this year at last. You did well with the couch!

There`s certainly plenty to see and keep you interested in your garden Sbg I love it, especially that yellow Weigela and the Trillium.

Lots going on in your garden SB Love the little Newt and the Trillium, a very enjoyable blog;0)

Lovely blog Sea... lots of nature which is always nice to see, love the lttle newt thingy haha, or lizard.
As for couch grass "tell me about it" lol, i hate getting it out each year, why does it decide to get itself between our plants grr, you have some lovely colour going on in your garden to Sea... :o))

Could I borrow the lizard/newty thingy to attack the snails in my garden SB?

Fancy having those New Zealand things
:o( It's worrying how they get imported, and what if they go unnoticed ...

Glad you saved the newt :o)

thanks for the comments. I try to have something in flower all year round and I rarely use pesticides.
the newt wont have time to go on any visits as I have a huge slug/snail population.
NZ flatworms first came over in the early 60's probably as egg cases in soil of imported plants. I will always inspect the roots of plants from now on and I wont be buying from the nursery near me. pity as they have some interesting plants.

Very interesting blog, not noticed the flatworms, so how much damage can they do? we used to have a lot of lizards when we moved, but now we are tidy we do not see any, but found we had a newt in the pond....do like the Trillium and Smilacenia.

Another top-notch blog.
Straight to faves!

What a nuisance - it was lucky you knew what they were.
I'd like to know what damage they do, too.

You've got flowers on your Trillium lutea - mine never did flower for me. :-(

I love the yellow Weigela. :-)))

goodness SBG ! your garden is a zoologists haven ;-)
Yes, the flatworms, I read about them a while ago, not good news for our native worms. Great photos.

thanks for the complements. I am proud to be a biologist with a strong botany slant.