animals in my garden - turtle

Hello there, welcome all to my garden, this time i'll be speaking about a turtle in my pond. The turtle's name is "Wolverine". He is used to us now and he is very sweet. I always wiggle my finger in the pond and he comes to bite it! He normally thinks it's a worm and other times a tadpole. When it's nice and sunny he goes on his rock he sits there for about 10 - 15 minutes then goes back into the water. We found Wolverine in a canal by the street in the village. When its winter he hibernates in the deep part of our pond. A couple of days later we put a agile frog in our pond and the turtle zoomed for it and ate it ! :(

here is a picture of our turtle!

Here is a picture of wolverine

Animals in my garden - pig

Hello there! Welcome to 'Animals in my garden'. Today I would like to speak about my pig. Anyhow let's get started. Her name is Syllables. In the morning my mum gets up and does the rabbits and then the pig. The pig is not scared of us anymore, to be honest with you she loves us now! Every time we go down the garden the pig starts crying. When we have finished feeding the pig my mum does the other animals. When she is done feeding all of the animals, the pig cries so much! At lunch my mum feeds the pig again and when my mum leaves her, she starts to cry again. At dinner it's the last time we feed her for the night and then it's bed time.

Here is a picture of my pig

Here is my pig!

  See you soon

Animals in my garden - rabbits

Hello there, and welcome to my garden, I would like to speak about my rabbits today and tomorrow i will post a blog about my pig! My rabbits are still scared of me but they are very cute. Every day my mum gets up at 7.00 - 8.00am and at 9.00 its time to feed the animals. We give the rabbits greens such as grass, strawberry  leaves, willow branches and grape vines. The rabbits share a outside run. In the morning we let the baby rabbits out. At lunch we put the baby rabbits in their cage and let the dad out. At dinner time we lock the dad  for the night.

Today the mum rabbit gave birth to 6 little baby rabbits!

Here is a picture of my rabbits!

this is a picture of two of our rabbits but we have 13

Lythrum salicaria - loosestrife

latin name: Lythrum salicaria
common name:  Purple Loosestrife
Family: Lythraceae

Lythrum salicaria - Purple Loosestrife

1: Did you know: The plant  prefers moist soils and shallow waters.

2: Did you know:Purple loosestrife can be used as medicine mainly employed as a treatment for diarrhoea..  3: did you know: the plant is used as a cleansing and healing wash for wounds

4: Did you know: Purple loosestrife is a beautiful but aggressive invader, arrived in eastern North America in the early 1800’s. Plants were brought to North America by settlers for their flower gardens, were present in the ballast holds of European ships that used soil to weigh down the vessels for stability on the ocean.
  
5: did you know: The plant forms dense stands with thick mats of roots that can spread over large areas, degrading habitat for many  birds, insects and other species. 

Lavandula angustifolia - Lavender

 Latin: Lavandula angustifolia
 Common: Lavender 

Family - Lamiaceae or Labiatae

1: Did you know: The name Lavender comes from the Latin verb, "lavare," which means to wash

2: Did you know: Nectar from lavender plants are used to make high quality honey

3: Did you know: In French classrooms teachers used to crush up lavender to calm disruptive and nervous students

4: Did you know: The dried flowers of the lavender can be sewn into a pouch and tucked under your pillow in the bed to restore restful sleep devoid of any disturbances.


5: Sprinkle a couple of handfuls of dried lavender under your dog's bedding, to deter fleas.

Foeniculum vulgare - fennel

Latin name- Foeniculum vulgare
Common name - fennel
Family - Apiaceae or Umbelliferae

fennel - Foeniculum vulgare

1: Did you know. Ancients believed Fennel would make you unbelievably strong! 

2:Did you know. The name "fennel" is originally from the Greek word for marathon.

3: Did you know. The stalks are topped with feathery green leaves near which flowers grow and produce fennel seeds.

4: Did you know. Fennel grows up to 2 meters high and also it is noted for attracting wildlife 

5: Did you know. It was prized in Greek times because it was considered to help people stay slim