Last week we submitted our second planning application – this time for some minor changes to our main building – the farmhouse. The property (which
Category: Renovation
Planting bulbs – or great intentions to, anyway….
This week we started off with grand plans to brighten up our wooded area (long-term we plan to put picnic benches here so guests can sit
Renewable technologies are so confusing!
We fully intended to decide our heating and power solutions early on (in fact we started getting quotes around Christmas) but somehow everything else seemed to
Planning: APPROVED!!!
It’s been 9 months since we submitted our planning application to convert three of our barns into accommodation, and we finally received approval yesterday! We knew that it
Our former hay barn
Out of all our outbuildings, the former threshing barn is in the best condition – we think mainly because it was used as a workshop by the previous owner (a highly-skilled carpenter). It dates
Thirty million little helpers
Yesterday saw the start of this year’s nematodes treatment in the orchard – ten million in each packet. We applied our first treatment last year after
Ley Farm Cottages 