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Waiting for Rattle

I’ve been doing the equivalent of ‘no mow May’ for a very long time, by leaving patches with daffodils, snow drops, daisies and buttercups, but for the past few years Ruth has been working more seriously on meadow planting sections of the grassy areas. Yellow Rattle is one of the ingredients of this style of planting and we have had varied success, using both seed and plugs. This year it has suddenly arrived with a bang.

Yellow Rattle runs rife
Leaving a path
No Mow daisies
The pollarded maple looks good too
No Strim cow parsley
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January Sunshine

A coffee break while taking advantage of some nicer weather to harvest Sprouts and sort next year and the year after’s woodpiles. The Hydrangea, curly Hazel branches and remaining beech leaves glow in the sun, a frog is disturbed and hops away past the emerging snowdrops.
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The Doings of Dull Days

Winter is here, so it’s time to sort out structures, prepare for next year and enjoy the subdued colours. The platform down the hill has a new floor and roof, the old sycamore is becoming a totem with an owl at the top. Paths and steps have been repaired, beds have been weeded and mulched. A whole raft of pruning is underway and cuttings are developing. Even when inside, you walk past a window or glass door and pause for a view that brings a smile.

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Autumn Light and Delights

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Carving, Visitors and Sorting

There is a sycamore tree down the garden that was built into the platform. Now we have a bigger variety of native trees, we have decided to try to stop the sycamore growing and give the others more chance. It is currently turning into a carved pole with a tawny owl at the top. Having had fewer pheasants over the summer, a family of six suddenly appeared and have been back all the time since. In such a big garden it is often hard to keep up with general maintenance, especially when health problems interfere, Now we have some help and have started to catch up again, cleaning and retreating decks steps and home made furmiture.
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WorksWorth

October and the garden sparkles from the house. Worth every minute.
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Beautiful Weather for a catch-up on jobs

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One proud new owner

This Years Sunflowers
Lavatera on the banking
Companion planting
A good sized cabbage
Brassicas in abundance this year
Brussels and tomatoes
Flowers everywhere but no a courgette to eat.
Looking forward to Kale Crisps
Ruth is rightly proud of the sunflower growth, but they are being given a run for their money by the bolted brassica.
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A little video Tour

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Jigsaw puzzle and no bats

I decided to see if I could make a small bench from pieces left over from chair making, but I haven’t solved the jigsaw puzzle yet. I sat outside the shed and loved the light on the flax, roses and other plants then came inside as it got colder. Instead of closing the curtains I put off the lights and watched for bats, but there were only my own creations flying around. I’ll be generous and assume it was the cold and not the neighbour’s light polution that kept them away.