This weekend has mostly been about finishing big garden jobs off. The long days of sunlight keep catching us out and we’ve been working quite late –
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Restoring the greenhouse
We were lucky enough to inherit a greenhouse with Ley Farm, although it looked a little worse for wear; the joints were covered in moss and who
A helping hand and a day out
Lockdown easing meant we could welcome our first visitors this year – perfectly timed to coincide with our schedule of replacing the greenhouse base as well! However the
The final push before lockdown eases
It’s been a pretty stressful week – with an extensive job list hanging over our heads, and a crazy week at work, everything was pointing to the likelihood
Painting, painting and more painting
It’s amazing how quickly time goes when you’re in a room all day, armed with a paintbrush and roller, and various pots of paint. We
Compost – our first experience…
On our recent Facebook post about raking the orchard yet again, a family friend mentioned how good the leaves would be as mulch in the vegetable beds. So, as naïve ex-Londoners, we thought we’d have
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