Articles by Lynne Allbutt

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 15th July 2023 On The Fledge Last week I shared that I had been watching the birds in my garden, which are nesting and preparing […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 8th July 2023 Hot Hot Hot The Met Office has confirmed that last month was the hottest June on record – and are predicting that […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 1st July 2023 Coronation Gardens Farewell flamin’ June – you ‘dried’ your best, fair play.  Welcome July – let’s see what you have for us.  […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 24th June 2023 Never Too Ancient Despite having been lucky enough to complete some great personal ‘adventures, pilgrimages and escapades’, sometimes I read about something […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 17th June 2023 Happy Father’s Day Tomorrow (18th) is Father’s Day and 27 years since Bob (my dad) died – the day before Father’s Day […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 10th June 2023 Thunderstruck If you haven’t staked your tall herbaceous plants yet, there’s still time – trust me, this hot spell will end sometime […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 3rd June 2023 Clever Composting Chatting to a friend recently about composting – as you do – she was rather proud of a more […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 27th May 2023 Jungle Look A little later than in previous years, but nature is now ‘sprinting’ past me and my best endeavours.  It […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 20th May 2023 Bee Art(y) I was delighted to be asked to contribute to Bees for Development’s renowned annual Bee Art Auction.  Over 100 […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 13th May 2023 Bloomin’ Bonkers Growth Crikey, the grass and weeds (or ‘resilient plants’, according to the RHS) are growing at a rate of […]