by Web Admin | Jan 27, 2023 | Gardens, Volunteer Blog
What a pleasure it has been to be out in the garden for the past few days. The weather is so much milder and although we know that more cold weather might be just around the corner, it is such a treat to feel the warm sun on your face and see the first signs of life...
by Web Admin | Dec 2, 2022 | Gardens, Volunteer Blog
It has been rewarding to see the Enclosed Garden come to life this summer as our fruit and vegetables began to flourish and as a result we have been able to send a regular, weekly picking of fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs to the local food bank, ‘Ladies of the...
by marketing | Oct 31, 2022 | Gardens, Volunteer Blog
So half-term is over, the clocks have gone back an hour and Hallowe’en is upon us! During October the final warm days of Autumn vanish, leaves carpet the garden and the wind grows colder but, surprisingly, the soil still holds some warmth – so this can be...
by marketing | Sep 30, 2022 | Gardens, Volunteer Blog
At the start of September our own swallows upped and left for their long journey south. But as compensation, for at least the next ten days or so, we had mixed groups of swallows passing through the gardens and feeding around ‘The Broccoli Tree’. ‘The Broccoli Tree’...
by marketing | Sep 1, 2022 | Gardens, Volunteer Blog
Twice this week we have had geese flying low across the orchard, so close that we can almost feel the ‘whoosh’ of air through their feathers as they pass by and even though it has been several months since we last heard them, their approaching sound is unmistakable....
by marketing | Jul 28, 2022 | Gardens, Volunteer Blog
How lovely it was to finally have some rain last weekend. Because we have been creating the new growing beds in the Enclosed Garden it has been a very difficult time for the new planting trying to get established . The soil is very dry and with the strong...