Articles by Lynne Allbutt

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 16th October 2021   Fit For Purpose I am already a month in to my (part-time) college course at Usk and it’s been a steep […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 9th October 2021 Weather Without Technology So we have gone straight from summer to winter then – ‘the wrong side of winter’, as Dad used […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 2nd October 2021 SUP-er Fun I have become a SUP-er woman!  I don’t have a cape but I have joined the growing number of […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 25th September 2021 Mouse in the House It’s autumn.  The leaves are turning colour, the mornings are misty, the evenings are drawing in … […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 18th September 2021 Show Stopper Chelsea Flower Show is taking place next week for the first time in the Show’s 108-year history.  The show, […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 11th September 2021 Naked Ladies I have always had a lot of respect for autumn flowering plants.  They have to wait and watch whist […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 4th September 2021 Going Up In the World (Safely) It’s ‘ladder time’ of year as hedges and some large shrubs are in need of […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 28th August 2021 Gardener On The Roof I have been a big fan of green roofs for a long time.  Also called eco roofs and […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 21st August 2021 From Plot to Plate Hooray! At last I am managing to ‘pick my tea’ from my garden most nights – and even […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 14th August 2021 Bloomin’ Nightmare Blue green algae (cyanobacteria) are a group of bacteria that is found naturally in water bodies like lakes, canals, rivers […]