by Joy Winstanley | May 21, 2016 | blog |
We were working in the garden on Saturday morning when Alan arrived with a present for us. He has carved this lovely owl and he fixed it onto a perch in the garden near the Bug Hotel. Thank you Alan. We love...
by Joy Winstanley | May 17, 2016 | blog |
After the wet winter the ferns looked as though they had all died but the warmer weather is encouraging them to grow and we have added some more to this feature. It is now starting to look very green. IMG_3010A very sparse fern area. IMG_3011 IMG_3012...
by Joy Winstanley | Apr 8, 2016 | blog |
After a very wet winter, a little colour is showing in the garden as some of the bulbs we planted last autumn are starting to flower. The soil has been flattened by all the winter rain, and even though the garden was flooded for many weeks during the winter, the bulbs...
by Joy Winstanley | Mar 6, 2016 | Activities |
The edge of the lake, on the side nearest to the play area, has been falling into the lake for some time. Holes have appeared between the large edging stones and the footpath and it has become quite dangerous. In March the council workmen arrived with large machines...
by Joy Winstanley | Jan 15, 2016 | blog |
This winter has been the wettest since weather records began. Many places in northern England have had severe flooding, roads and bridges have been washed away and life has been very difficult for many people. We should perhaps be thankful that it is only our garden...
