February is such a trying month… Far enough away from Christmas to be boring with the cold and wet upon us and not enough light to make a massive difference. January has the advantage of being an exciting start to a new year. February is simply what…
Read MoreYou know that you have become a compost bore when your family gives you a book about compost for Christmas! Worse than that, instead of the polite thank you whilst thinking what worthy individual you can give such a present to, you sneak away mid-fes…
Read MoreThe plan of the garden is one of my favourite parts of this website. See below – It started with a very dry ordinance survey map that was updated when the garden was surveyed a year or so ago to decide whether it had merit as a wood… At that time it…
Read MoreHappy Christmas and a very happy New Year. Although a white Christmas is uber unlikely, here are some images taken last March of the tree house, bottom meadow and a very snowy top garden. The garden shed was snug and warm for home working on the snow…
Read MoreWelcome to the very first post. On a grey December day, the rain is rattling down the window panes in the garden shed as I write this, and the last of the leaves from the mighty oaks surrounding the garden are falling and swirling around the lawn. Th…
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