by admin | Jan 13, 2020 | Gardens, Volunteer Blog
A new decade needs to be approached with a degree of organisation. Consequently, on our first day of volunteering in 2020, the garden team thought it would be a good idea to clean out our “Howff”, or tool-shed, which had become a muddle of spades, rakes,...
by admin | Dec 11, 2019 | Gardens, Latest News, Volunteer Blog
As I write this, the late autumn rain is falling, and the wind is blowing hard but in the next few weeks we will reach the Winter Solstice – the turning point of the year! Winter Solstice Solstice comes from the Latin ‘sol’ – sun...
by admin | Nov 12, 2019 | Gardens, Volunteer Blog
November is the month of geese as they fly south to reach our country for a warmer winter just at the time of year when we begin to feel cold and find frosty mornings on our doorstep along with bleak raindrops and dying leaves. Home for the Winter I cannot...
by admin | Oct 13, 2019 | Gardens, Latest News, Volunteer Blog
I have to admit that October is my favourite month of the year . . . The colour shades of autumn Once passed the Autumn equinox the encroaching winter darkness begins to make its mark. There are special sunny, warm days when the sky is absolutely crystal clear and...
by admin | Sep 11, 2019 | Gardens, Volunteer Blog
September is the ninth month of the year and is usually called the harvest month. Accordingly, we have been harvesting some of our fruit and vegetables but not always at the time of our choosing. Potato Thief! On a walk around the garden recently we...
