Yes - it is excellent and keeping records makes you understand your own garden residents and visitors much more. 10 long-tailed tits flew in...
I'll talk you through it, Marge - if you ever want to. It's a lot easier to do than to describe, but it is the only way to get complicated...
The famous garden is Derek Jarman's. There is a photo of it in the Wikipedia entry.
I do the regular BTO garden birdwatch which is more useful as it measures what is happening all year round See http://blx1.bto.org/gbw/
Well done indeed! I find freehand drawing with the mouse just about impossible. I have had a go at your Venus using the duplicate mask method...
Did you do it the same way that I did? Select image and rub out background. Copy image to a blank sheet. Duplicate layer. Turn one copy black,...
And you succeeded - well done Marge! Not easy is it?
Shady gardens can be very attractive and a real bonus in last year's searing drought. Dry shade is a problem, but moist shade is great for many...
A butterfly in January! This red admiral was sunning itself in my front garden today. Obviously, it is out of hibernation, but how will it fare...
Size isn't everything and it will be difficult to judge accurately. We don't all grow veggies . How about the perfect rose or similar? Yes - I...
[img]Another and better attempt. A meaningful and useful challenge would be to learn one new technique a week.
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