Articles by Lynne Allbutt

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 10th January 2026 Make Lemonade Gardening trends for 2026 have been predicted in a Garden Media Group trends report.  It all makes me cringe a […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 3rd January 2026 Predictive Text Welcome to 2026.  I have quite an interest in astrology, particularly when it’s positive and/or what I want to […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 27th December 2025 Chimp Chat Welcome to Twixmas – that discombobulating time between Christmas Day and a brand new year.  I really enjoy time […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 20th December 2025 Christmas Contemplation It always feels like ‘ground rush’ at this time of year. That’s the technical term for the feeling you […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 13th December 2025 Toy Story Tuesday 16th is Stupid Toy Day – inspired by the nostalgia created when buying toys as Christmas gifts.  We […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 6th December 2025 H-Ape-y Christmas You were all so lovely and generous when I told you that the Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary near […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 29th November 2025 Christmas Creepers Traditionally, people used to put up their Christmas trees and decorations on the first day of Advent, which is marked […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 22nd November 2025 Great Gates I am currently organising a new garden gate for a client.  I say ‘organising’ as it is a bespoke metal […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 15th November 2025 Little Things Some things (still) make me smile.  It is usually something Yogi does, a quip from my brother, an (in)appropriate meme […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 8th November 2025 Yappy Birthday Well, it’s Yogi’s 16th birthday on Monday. It’s such a privilege to have a dog in the ‘Old Dog Arena’, […]