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Category Archives: Ponds
Christmas outing to Packwood House, and SNOW!
Having been to Doddington Hall near Lincoln several Christmases running to see the decorations, we decided to try somewhere nearer to home. A quick google and we settled on Packwood House in Warwickshire. To be honest, the indoor decorations were … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Diary entry, Fruit, Organic gardening, Ornamentals, Ponds, Vegetables
Tagged December, garden visiting, kitchen garden, music, national trust, ornamental gardening, Packwood House, pond, snow, Trees, vegetables, willow, winter
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Spring cleaning (and tidying)
First of all to write about what I’ve just done because I’m dead pleased with it! I’m not very good at pruning my ornamentals – never know when to do what. So unless Monty tells me on a Friday night, … Continue reading
Inspirational Trip to Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT)
We had been meaning to get to CAT for some time, mainly to take a look at the forest garden and polytunnels because they’re both ways we’d like to develop our garden. Plus, we really like it. But the trip … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Fruit, Hedges, Herbs, Organic gardening, Ornamentals, Ponds, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged allotments, CAT, Centre for Alternative Technology, crafts, greenhouse, inspiration, orchard, pond, sewing, sheds, Trees
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Renovating the small pond
I’ve been meaning to do this for years, but finally got round to it this August bank holiday. The pond has never been good since we moved here in 1998. At first I thought that it could be fixed but … Continue reading
Posted in Ornamentals, Ponds, Uncategorized
Tagged August, monthly jobs in the garden, ornamental gardening, pond, water gardening, water gardens, wildlife
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Great Garden Plans 2012
Early in 2012, we decided to put the veg beds under cover in order to concentrate on a few projects – like getting the back garden and courtyard sorted. But then, when we thought about it, there were loads of … Continue reading
Posted in Chickens, Fruit, Ornamentals, Planning, Ponds, Sheds and workspaces, Uncategorized, Vegetables
Tagged chooks, courtyard, garden planning, ornamental gardening, pond, poultry, sheds, Trees, water gardening, water gardens
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Courtyard Work in Progress
At the back of our house there’s a space that we’ve never really done much with, although it’s part we can see from the kitchen and study, as we walk through it almost daily to get to the cars. So … Continue reading
Posted in Ornamentals, Ponds, Uncategorized
Tagged alpine, antiques, courtyard, May, ornamental gardening, pond, vintage, wildlife
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Plans for 2010
I’m late blogging this month because I have a problem with my neck and shoulder and haven’t been able to use the computer as much as usual. I have had this post planned for a week or more, but simply … Continue reading
Posted in Herbs, Planning, Ponds, Uncategorized
Tagged allotments, garden planning, hedging, January, orchard, pond, water gardening, water gardens, wildlife hedge
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