Late Autumn Sun

A break from pruning the fruit trees, digging and path building,

to make plans for next year

 

 





Bean Feast

In the garden today were Chris, Sheila and Tom

 

 

The Walled Garden Basket

Picked this evening

Potatoes, Broad Beans, Peas, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Onion

 

 

The Sun Blazes Down and White Nancy Looks Down on the Onions, Shallots and Potatoes

Enjoying the garden on the hottest Saturday of the year

were Bridget, Gill, John, Lindsay, Tom, Sue and Caroline

 

 

Summer

Broad Beans by the Garden Path

 

 

 



Sun and Showers - Perfect for the Garden

 

 

Bridget and Lindsay weeding

 

 

While Chris tidies the orchard

 

 

While newly planted crops grow

Not a Cloud in Sight

Jonny plants Burpees Golden Beet

 

 

A Fine Sunny Day

Working today were Bridget, Chris, Tom and, in the picture, Sue and Fiona

 

 



Greater Spotted Woodpecker

Turn sound up for this 9 second clip to hear the woodpecker drumming



April Showers 2

Chris preparing a seedbed for carrots, on a day of April showers.

        Also working today were Lindsay, Bridget and Tom.

 

Earlier in the week John and Gill, Sue, Angela, Tom, Raph and Paul

were busy in the garden.  We have enjoyed a fortnight of fine gardening weather.

 

The large pile of turf is the result of Tom, John and Raph

clearing an area for next year's vegetable bed

 



The Expanding Garden

Fiona testing out the re-laid garden path.  The yellow bucket sits on a newly dug veg plot. 

 

Gardening today were Chris, Bridget, Tom and Sue

 

April Showers 1



Easter Snow

The Sunny NE Corner of the Garden on Good Friday

 

The Southern Half of the Garden in Shade
 

While a 2.5m snowdrift still blocks the Gritstone Trail 200m

down the hill from the garden....

 

 

 

Spring?

A beautiful morning in the garden today

 

Mike working on path repairs, Lindsay digging in manure