Articles by Lynne Allbutt

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 5th April 2025 Action Plans   Spring has represented new beginnings and growth more than usual this year.  In just two short months Mum […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 29th March 2025 Marching Out We are in the denouement of March.  Full disclosure, I had to look ‘denoument’ up, and it seemed a good […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 22nd March 2025 Nest Building It’s that time of year where I feel quite relaxed working in all the gardens I look after. There is […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 15th March 2025 Pseudo Pots For Mum’s recent Thanksgiving Service at Llangattock Church, I used a lot of cut foliage, viburnum, catkins, teasels, and even […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 8th March 2025 Here Comes The Sun Doesn’t it make such a difference seeing blue skies and feeling the warmth of the sun on your […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 1st March 2025 Lots to Do Thankfully, we’re in March – only just, but it’s a step in the right direction.  Possibly the most […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 22nd February 2025 World Wide Webs I have numerous books about specific wildlife species – The Book of the Frog, The Soul of an Octopus […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 15th February 2025 Goodnight Mum Sadly, on the 2nd February, Mum died.  The 1st and 2nd of February are traditionally associated with Imbolc, a […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 8th February 2025 Guard Your Garden Whilst recently walking Yogi through a snowdrop carpeted wood on our ‘sniffari’ I thought, ‘I think snowdrops are […]

Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 1st February 2025 Storm Trooper The 1st of February feels like a major milestone for most gardeners, as January is ‘in the bag’.  But […]