Articles by Lynne Allbutt

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 17th December 2022 Festive Flower The number one plant, or ‘flower’ associated with Christmas is apparently the Poinsettia, with around 8 million being sold at […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 10th December 2022 Winter Weather Despite doing it for nearly 40 years, it simply doesn’t get any easier working outdoors at this time of year. […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 3rd December 2022 Thermal Image Having tried out a huge range of thermal clothing over the years, in an attempt to make working outdoors during […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 26th November 2022 Bottoms Up You may be mistaken for thinking this photo of a beautiful little bee bottom in an open rhododendron flower […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 19th November 2022 The Gift of Giving I love the advice from ‘money-man’ Martin Lewis with regard to Christmas presents. He states that Christmas […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 12th November 2022 Super Seeds I have a very busy squirrel in my garden, who is collecting acorns from one end of the garden […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 5th November 2022 To Leaf or Not to Leave It’s a leafy time in the garden and there are mixed opinions about clearing up […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 29th October 2022 Shrunken Apple Heads I always enjoyed carving a pumpkin for Halloween – largely as my two pet pigs, Frank and Edna, would […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 22nd October 2022 Berry Colourful Isn’t it just amazing how nature right’s itself.  Grass that was brown and burnt off just weeks ago is now […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 15th October 2022 Prepare Pets The clocks go back an hour on 30th October – not an advanced warning for readers but for their pets, […]