Articles by Lynne Allbutt

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 25th February 2023 Catkins and Cat’s Paws After cutting back some goat willow in a garden last week, I took some of the stems […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 18th February 2023 The Right Trousers Whilst I love a lot of the old, traditional methods of gardening, I think one of the old-fashioned […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 11th February 2023 Divide and Conquer I love seeing the drifts and clumps of snowdrops reminding us that we are the ‘right side of […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 4th February 2023 Flower Power One of my most favourite things to share from the plant world at this time of year is the […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 28th January 2023 The Skeptist Hooray, the end of January is in sight. I know February can be a petulant month weather-wise, but it is […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 21st January 2023 Hibiscus Tea Treat One of my favourite drinks is Hibiscus tea – I drink it hot at this time of year and […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 14th January 2023 Vegan Make a Difference If you haven’t been tempted to try Veganuary yet, there’s still time.  And by signing up at www.veganuary.com […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 7th January 2023 Happy New Year to you all; I wish you a happy, healthy and trouble-free 2023. Hollow Be Thy Name I spent a […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 31st December 2022 Goodbye 2022. Hello 2023 – please be kind. What a ‘Mare Keep an eye out for Mari Lwyd during the first week […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 24th December 2022 Latin Lessons I was given a lovely plant by a client this week with the attached message reading, ‘Thank You for being […]