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My Home & Garden in Birmingham, UK




    My Home & Garden in Birmingham, UK


    ImagesGarden/2020-12 Mermaid Mural.jpg
  1. WTN: Mermaid Mural in the Bathroom

  2. I have included photographs of my home and garden on this website, for two reasons. Firstly, global warming is mentioned on numerous occasions on this website. Insects are in decline, particularly butterflies, I've noticed. Also the weather is becoming considerably wetter, since higher temperatures enable our atmosphere to hold 7% more water. The prolonged cloud cover is inhibiting my flowers from blooming. Should, as seems likely, existing cars and vans be replaced by zero polluting computer driven taxi-vans, then what happens to the vehicle parking areas on people's front gardens, and of course, garages? Many of which are too narrow to accommodate vehicles that comply with side impact legislation. We owe it to nature, and in particular wildlife, to restore these potential natural habitats. But that is not all. Secondly, gardening keeps gardeners fit. Well it does if you don't overdo it. With employment being less arduous, and the climate being warmer, we need to find ways of burning off energy, particularly in a civilisation beset by obesity. The complexities of landscape design, coupled with the logistical problems to overcome whilst engaged upon projects in the garden, exercise the brain. I regret that I cannot motivate myself to do physical exercises. I regard it as pointless. However, I do like a nice garden to look at. It gives me an immense amount of satisfaction, a real sense of achievement. Something I definitely can't say about my struggles with IT. Anyway, here are a few photos which I hope will motivate you. And remember, if you are over sixty years or disabled, don't carry heavy loads, over 20kg, as these can prove debilitating to legs and back, as I've found out on occasion. Good luck.

    All of these images were created from 2014 to 2023 and may be edited at times.


    ImagesGarden/2014 Bathroom Shower.jpg
  3. Bathroom Shower


  4. ImagesGarden/2014 Bedroom 1 (main).jpg
  5. Main Bedroom


  6. ImagesGarden/2014 Bedroom 2 (spare).jpg
  7. Spare Bedroom


  8. ImagesGarden/2014 Bedroom 3 (main).jpg
  9. Main Bedroom


  10. ImagesGarden/2014 Front of house.jpg
  11. Front facade. PV panels being fitted to roof.


  12. ImagesGarden/2014 Kitchen.jpg
  13. Kitchen


  14. ImagesGarden/2014 Lounge 1.jpg
  15. Lounge 1


  16. ImagesGarden/2014 Lounge 2.jpg
  17. Lounge 2


  18. ImagesGarden/2014-12 Barbed wire prevents fox holes.jpg
  19. Rear garden: Barbed Wire Prevents Fox Holes.


  20. ImagesGarden/2014-12 Fluted spindle tree & hedgehog home.jpg
  21. Fluted Spindle Tree & Hedgehog Home.

  22. ImagesGarden/2014-12 Lattice fence.jpg
  23. Lattice Fence & Pile Of Rocks I Dug Up.


  24. ImagesGarden/2014-12 Monkey puzzle tree.jpg
  25. Monkey Puzzle Tree.


  26. ImagesGarden/2014-12 Ornametal  fish pond.jpg
  27. Rear Garden, Lower Section


  28. ImagesGarden/2015-02 Rear Facade.jpg
  29. Rear Facade


  30. ImagesGarden/2015-02 Rear garden in snow.jpg
  31. Rear Garden In Snow.


  32. ImagesGarden/2015-04 Alpine Bed Hedgehog Home.jpg
  33. Alpine Bed & Hedgehog Home


  34. ImagesGarden/2015-04 Apple Tree & Primulas.jpg
  35. Apple Tree, Polyanthus & Dwarf Tulip.


  36. ImagesGarden/2015-04 Daffodils & Tulips.jpg
  37. Daffodils & Tulips


  38. ImagesGarden/2015-04 Daffodils 1 & Himalayan poppy.jpg
  39. Daffodils 1


  40. ImagesGarden/2015-04 Daffodils 2.jpg
  41. Daffodils 2

  42. ImagesGarden/2015-04 Daffodils 3.jpg
  43. Daffodils 3


  44. ImagesGarden/2015-04 Hyacinths & Trellace Fence.jpg
  45. Hyacinths, Pansies, Agapanthus, Roses, Jasmine, Honeysuckle & Clematis Along Fence


  46. ImagesGarden/2015-04 Marginals by Pond.jpg
  47. Marginal Plants By Fish Pond.


  48. ImagesGarden/2015-04 Ornamental Pond Fish.jpg
  49. New Fish Pond With New Fish.jpg


  50. ImagesGarden/2015-04 Tulips.jpg
  51. Dwarf Tulips


  52. ImagesGarden/2015-07 Alpine Bed 2.jpg
  53. Alpine Bed 2


  54. ImagesGarden/2015-07 Alpine Bed.jpg
  55. Alpine Bed


  56. ImagesGarden/2015-07 Back Garden Daisy.jpg
  57. A Giant Rudbeckia


  58. ImagesGarden/2015-07 Base Of Weeping Silver Birch.jpg
  59. More Flowers


  60. ImagesGarden/2015-07 Delphinium & Hanging Basket.jpg
  61. Delphinium & Hanging Basket.jpg

  62. ImagesGarden/2015-07 Formal Bed.jpg
  63. Formal Bed: Italian Cypress, Silverdust, buxus balls & Allium


  64. ImagesGarden/2015-07 Gladioli & Stag's Horn Sumach.jpg
  65. Gladioli & Stag's Horn Sumach


  66. ImagesGarden/2015-07 Herbaceous Border 1.jpg
  67. Herbaceous Border 1, Foxgloves


  68. ImagesGarden/2015-07 Herbaceous Border 2.jpg
  69. Herbaceous Border 2


  70. Herbaceous Border 3.jpg
  71. Herbaceous Border 3


  72. ImagesGarden/2015-07 Herbaceous Border 4.jpg
  73. Herbaceous Border 4, Lobelia & Gladioli


  74. ImagesGarden/2015-07 Mahonia Aquilegia Primula.jpg
  75. Mahonia, Aquilegia & Primula


  76. ImagesGarden/2015-07 Marginal Plants.jpg
  77. Marginal Plants, Ferns & Astilbe


  78. ImagesGarden/2015-07 Monkey Puzzle Tree.jpg
  79. Monkey Puzzle Tree


  80. ImagesGarden/2015-07 Natural & Ornamental Ponds.jpg
  81. Large Fish Pond & Small Ornamental Pond For Fish Fry & Hibiscus.

  82. ImagesGarden/2015-07 Natural Bed.jpg
  83. Natural Flower Bed


  84. ImagesGarden/2015-07 Natural Pond.jpg
  85. Ornamental Pond, Zebra Grass & Primulas


  86. ImagesGarden/2015-07 Ornamental Pond Fish.jpg
  87. My Goldfish Under Netting, From The Footbridge.


  88. ImagesGarden/2015-07 Pampas Grass & Alliums.jpg
  89. Pampass Grass, Forsythia & Allium Sphaerocephalon


  90. ImagesGarden/2015-07 Pestemon.jpg
  91. Herbaceous Border 5


  92. ImagesGarden/2015-07 Pond Net & Lillies.jpg
  93. Pond Net & Water Lillies


  94. ImagesGarden/2015-10 Alpines.jpg
  95. Alpines, Succulents & Heather


  96. ImagesGarden/2015-10 Daisy.jpg
  97. Yellow Flowering Dahlia?


  98. ImagesGarden/2015-10 Stags Horn Sumach.jpg
  99. Stags Horn Sumach


  100. ImagesGarden/2016-06 Alpines.jpg
  101. Succulents In Alpine Bed

  102. ImagesGarden/2016-06 Aquilegia.jpg
  103. Aquilegia & Hydrangea


  104. ImagesGarden/2016-06 Aster.jpg
  105. Aster


  106. ImagesGarden/2016-06 Aster & View Down Path.jpg
  107. Aster & View Down Path


  108. ImagesGarden/2016-06 Astilbe.jpg
  109. Astilbe


  110. ImagesGarden/2016-06 Gunnera.jpg
  111. Gunnera, To Shade The Ponds


  112. ImagesGarden/2016-06 Bog, Swamp & Ornamental Pond.jpg
  113. ImagesGarden/Fish Pond & Ornamental Pond


  114. ImagesGarden/2016-06 Carnation.jpg
  115. Carnation


  116. ImagesGarden/2016-06 Chinese Banana & Oriental Lily.jpg
  117. Chinese Banana & Oriental Lily


  118. ImagesGarden/2016-06 Delphinium.jpg
  119. Delphinium


  120. ImagesGarden/2016-06 Dicksonia Antarctica.jpg
  121. Dicksonia Antarctica. (Not hardy so it's kept in kitchen for half the year.)

  122. ImagesGarden/2016-06 Fuchsias.jpg
  123. Front Garden: Fuchsia, Cordyline Australis, Red Hot Poker


  124. ImagesGarden/2016-06 Goldfish & Shubunkins.jpg
  125. Goldfish & Shubunkins Through Netting


  126. ImagesGarden/2016-06 Irises, Cotton & Zebra Grass In Marsh.jpg
  127. Irises, Cotton & Zebra Grass In Ornamental Pond


  128. ImagesGarden/2016-06 Lupin.jpg
  129. Lupin


  130. ImagesGarden/2016-06 Lupin1.jpg
  131. Lupin1


  132. ImagesGarden/2016-06 Protea.jpg
  133. Protea


  134. ImagesGarden/2016-06 Stags Horn Sumach & Lupin.jpg
  135. Stags Horn Sumach & Lupin


  136. ImagesGarden/2016-06 Syringa & Italian Cyprus.jpg
  137. Syringa Lilac Tree & Italian Cypress


  138. ImagesGarden/2016-07 Archway.jpg
  139. Trellace Fence & Archway. Clematis & Honeysuckle.


  140. ImagesGarden/2016-07 Clematis On Arch.jpg
  141. Clematis On Arch

  142. ImagesGarden/2016-07 Climbing Rose & Fox Scarer.jpg
  143. Climbing Rose & Fox Scarer


  144. ImagesGarden/2016-07 Cobwebs On Swing.jpg
  145. Cobwebs On Swing Seat


  146. ImagesGarden/2016-07 Fish In Pond.jpg
  147. Fish In Pond


  148. ImagesGarden/2016-07 Giant Aster.jpg
  149. Giant Rudbeckia


  150. ImagesGarden/2016-07 Giant Aster & Stags Horn Sumach.jpg
  151. Giant Rudbeckia & Stags Horn Sumach


  152. ImagesGarden/2016-07 2 Iris In Swamp.jpg
  153. Two Lily In Ornamental Pond


  154. ImagesGarden/2016-07 Iris In Swamp.jpg
  155. Lily In Ornamental Pond


  156. ImagesGarden/2016-07 Lily & Astilbe.jpg
  157. Lily & Astilbe By Fence


  158. ImagesGarden/2016-07 Oriental Lily.jpg
  159. Impatien & Campanula


  160. ImagesGarden/2016-07 Yellow Flower.jpg
  161. Helianthemum?

  162. ImagesGarden/2016-08 Formal Garden.jpg
  163. Yellow Flower


  164. ImagesGarden/2016-08 Gazania.jpg
  165. Gazania


  166. ImagesGarden/2016-08 Giant Aster In Flower.jpg
  167. Giant Rudbeckia & Gladioli In Flower


  168. ImagesGarden/2016-12 Mahonia.jpg
  169. Mahonia


  170. ImagesGarden/2017-04 Apple Tree.jpg
  171. Apple Tree


  172. ImagesGarden/2017-05 Fence Italian Cypress.jpg
  173. Scarlet Pimpernel, Forsythia, 3 Italian Cypress & Wysteria Against Back Fence


  174. ImagesGarden/2017-05 Garden Fence Wisteria.jpg
  175. Close up Of Garden Fence & Wisteria Sinensis


  176. ImagesGarden/2017-05 Lawn & Monkey Puzzle Tree.jpg
  177. Lawn & Monkey Puzzle Tree


  178. ImagesGarden/2017-05 Lawn, Silver Birch & Pond.jpg
  179. Lawn, Silver Birch & Pond


  180. ImagesGarden/2017-05 My First Baby Fish.jpg
  181. My First Baby Fish

  182. ImagesGarden/2017-04 Ornamental Pond.jpg
  183. Silver Birch Tree & Ponds


  184. ImagesGarden/2017-05 Pergola.jpg
  185. Pergola, 4 Planters, 4 baskets, Buxus Balls, Cheals Weeping Cherry


  186. ImagesGarden/2017-05 Swamp & Bog From Pond Bridge.jpg
  187. Pampass Grass & Gunnera From Footbridge


  188. ImagesGarden/2017-05 Alpines & Pergola.jpg
  189. Alpine Bed & Pergola


  190. ImagesGarden/2017-05 Alpines, Swing & Arch.jpg
  191. Salix, Alpine Bed, Swing Seat & Lattice Arch


  192. ImagesGarden/2017-12 Snow On Lawn.jpg
  193. Deep Snow On Lawn


  194. ImagesGarden/2017-12 Snow On Monkey Puzzle Tree.jpg
  195. Snow On Monkey Puzzle & Mountain Ash Trees


  196. ImagesGarden/2017-12 Snow On Pergula.jpg
  197. Snow On Pergula


  198. ImagesGarden/2017-12 Snow On Pond Bridge.jpg
  199. Snow On Pond Bridge


  200. ImagesGarden/2017-12 Snow On Pond.jpg
  201. Snow On Pond

  202. ImagesGarden/2017-12 Snow On Raised Garden Wall.jpg
  203. Snow On Raised Garden Wall


  204. ImagesGarden/2017-12 Snow At Back Gate.jpg
  205. Snow At Back Gate


  206. ImagesGarden/2018-03 Front Garden Chinese Banana.jpg
  207. Front Garden Chinese Banana, Crown Imperial Fritillaria, Fatsia


  208. ImagesGarden/2018-04 Rear Garden Pergola.jpg
  209. Rear Garden Pergola & Weeping Cherry


  210. ImagesGarden/2018-04 Brunera.jpg
  211. Brunera Flowering


  212. ImagesGarden/2018-04 Pergola - Weeping Cherry.jpg
  213. Pergola - Weeping Cherry


  214. ImagesGarden/2018-04 Pergola Weeping Cherry 2.jpg
  215. Pergola Weeping Cherry 2


  216. ImagesGarden/2018-05 Cat & 2 Magpies.jpg
  217. Cat Near Nest Of Two Magpies


  218. ImagesGarden/2018-05 Fish bonking.jpg
  219. Fish Breeding


  220. ImagesGarden/2018-05 Spider egg cluster.jpg
  221. Spider egg cluster

  222. ImagesGarden/2018-06 Border plants.jpg
  223. Aquilegia & Other Border Plants


  224. ImagesGarden/2018-06 Brunnera & Pampass Grass.jpg
  225. Amanogawa Cherry, Willow, Holly, Acer Palmatum, Gunnera & Pampass Grass


  226. ImagesGarden/2018-06 Foxgloves .jpg
  227. Foxgloves Digitalis


  228. ImagesGarden/2018-06 Pond & Brunnera.jpg
  229. Fish Pond & Gunnera


  230. ImagesGarden/2018-06 Rambling rose & Gunnera.jpg
  231. Gunnera, Rambling Rose & Forsythia


  232. ImagesGarden/2018-06 Roses on lattice fence.jpg
  233. Pink & Scarlet Roses on Lattice Fence


  234. ImagesGarden/2018-07 Water lillies.jpg
  235. Water Lillies


  236. ImagesGarden/2018-08 Gladiola & Archway.jpg
  237. Gladioli, Salvia Near Archway


  238. ImagesGarden/2018-08 Natural Pond.jpg
  239. Ornamental Pond


  240. ImagesGarden/2018-08 Dicksonia Antarctica.jpg
  241. Dicksonia Antarctica

  242. ImagesGarden/2018-08 Flower Border.jpg
  243. Salvia


  244. ImagesGarden/2018-08 Pond My Favourite Fish.jpg
  245. My Favourite Fish


  246. ImagesGarden/2018-08 Pond My Fish.jpg
  247. My Fish Pond


  248. ImagesGarden/2018-08 Sun Flowers.jpg
  249. Sun Flowers


  250. ImagesGarden/2018-08 Weeping Willow.jpg
  251. Weeping Willow


  252. ImagesGarden/2018-09 Pond New Turf Left.jpg
  253. Fish Pond: New Turf Left


  254. ImagesGarden/2018-09 Pond New Turf.jpg
  255. Fish Pond: New Turf Right


  256. ImagesGarden/2018-09 Natural Pond Spider Making Web.jpg
  257. Ornamental Pond: Spider Making Web


  258. ImagesGarden/2018-10 Pampass Grass.jpg
  259. Pampass Grass


  260. ImagesGarden/2019-07 Fence Hanging Basket.jpg
  261. Fence Hanging Basket

  262. ImagesGarden/2019-07 Gunnera & Ornamental Pond.jpg
  263. Gunnera & Ornamental Pond


  264. ImagesGarden/2019-07 Hydrangea & Willow Tree.jpg
  265. Hydrangea & Willow Tree


  266. ImagesGarden/2019-07 Swing Seat Hanging Baskets.jpg
  267. Swing Seat Hanging Baskets


  268. ImagesGarden/2020-04 Pergola.jpg
  269. Pergola


  270. ImagesGarden/2020-04 Small Fish.jpg
  271. Fish In Fish Pond


  272. ImagesGarden/2020-04 Back Garden Small Pools.jpg
  273. Back Garden Ornamental Ponds, Later Combined


  274. ImagesGarden/2020-04 Back Garden Tulips.jpg
  275. Back Garden Tulips


  276. ImagesGarden/2020-05 2 Magpies On Weeping Cherry.jpg
  277. Magpies On Weeping Cherry


  278. ImagesGarden/2020-05 Archway To Ponds Right.jpg
  279. Archway To Ponds Right


  280. ImagesGarden/2020-05 Baby Pond Left Ornamental Pond Right.jpg
  281. Ornamental Pond Left, Fish Pond Right

  282. ImagesGarden/2020-05 Flowers.jpg
  283. Flowers


  284. ImagesGarden/2020-05 New Baby Pond.jpg
  285. Combined Ornamental Pond


  286. ImagesGarden/2020-05 Ornamental Pond Breeding Brush.jpg
  287. Ornamental Pond: Breeding Brush


  288. ImagesGarden/2020-05 Ornamental Pond From Rear Gate.jpg
  289. Fish Pond From Rear Gate


  290. ImagesGarden/2020-05 Pergola To Lattice Fence Left.jpg
  291. Pergola To Lattice Fence Left


  292. ImagesGarden/2020-05 Primula Marginal.jpg
  293. Primula, A Marginal Plant


  294. ImagesGarden/2020-05 Tulips.jpg
  295. Tulips


  296. ImagesGarden/2020-06 Baby Pond & Footbridge At Night.jpg
  297. Baby Pond & Footbridge At Night


  298. ImagesGarden/2020-06 Bridge Over Ornamental Pond At Night.jpg
  299. Bridge Over Fish Pond At Night


  300. ImagesGarden/2020-06 Kitchen Window At Night.jpg
  301. Kitchen Window At Night

  302. ImagesGarden/2020-06 Lattice Fence Archway At Night.jpg
  303. Lattice Fence Archway At Night


  304. ImagesGarden/2020-11 Nigel & cotoneaster.jpg
  305. Nigel & Cotoneaster


  306. ImagesGarden/2020-11 Nigel & Nasturtiums.jpg
  307. Nigel & Nasturtiums


  308. ImagesGarden/2020-11 Nigel & WTN.jpg
  309. Nigel & World Technocracy Now Website


  310. ImagesGarden/2020-11 Nigel frontal.jpg
  311. Nigel Standing


  312. ImagesGarden/2020-11 Nigel in his New York gallery 1.jpg
  313. Nigel In His New York Gallery 1


  314. ImagesGarden/2020-11 Nigel in his New York gallery 2.jpg
  315. Nigel In His New York Gallery 2


  316. ImagesGarden/2020-11 Nigel looking at his website WTN.jpg
  317. Nigel looking at his website WTN


  318. ImagesGarden/2020-11 Nigel no pot belly.jpg
  319. ImagesGarden/2020-11 Nigel Standing In Bedroom


  320. ImagesGarden/2020-11 Nigel Smiling.jpg
  321. Nigel Smiling, One Of Those Rare Moments


  322. ImagesGarden/2020-11 Nigel with the mermaid.jpg
  323. Nigel With The Mermaid


  324. ImagesGarden/2020-12 Mermaid Mural.jpg
  325. Mermaid Mural