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We left off in Part 1 just as June came to a close. From July until the end of September is our “Open Season”, so not only lots to do in the garden, especially from my point of view trying to fit in noisy jobs like lawn-mowing (fortunately the prolonged dry spell had kept grass growth to a minimum for a few months), but also loads of wonderful conversations with our visitors… Read More
The hot weather at the start of the summer has definitely had a big effect on many of our crops. Without going into the usual veggies, spuds onions beans, beans, beans …. we have had maybe our best ever returns from a number of different sources. Let’s start with the less well known. The Sichuan Peppercorn tree has yielded six spice jars worth of dried peppercorns, three times more than the… Read More
No, that’s not a spelling mistake in the title. We’re talking here about beech trees in the dingle, not lovely sandy stretches in the Bahamas. The big snow of just before Christmas, knocked quite a few branches off trees, particularly some of the conifers in the garden, but nothing too catastrophic. It was only when I went up to clear the pond pipe and check the hydro intake, that I saw it…. Read More
For those “dreaming of a white Christmas”, the dream came true rather early this year, and for us even earlier than for most. It was Friday 8th when when woke to about 3″ of snow on a gloomy looking morning. I decided to try to get a few shots before it all got messed up and dirty (not knowing what was coming a couple of days later!). Those of you who also… Read More
About a month ago we had a phone call from our friend Mick (he of pond and Cedric fame) asking if we would be interested in hosting a chainsaw course. Intrigued we asked why. It turned out that he needed to get his certificates up to date and the original venue for the course was now off-limits. The reason: dormice! To cut a long story short, Tom, the tutor, came and had… Read More
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