Autumn – time for garden design…

On our to-do list for this autumn is to redesign the secret garden, so that we can do any work required over the winter in the hope of having it ready for lounging in next summer. Have just been out and in principle, have an idea for the hard landscaping, …

Common Darter

Common Darter

Though we have a hard time taking photo’s of the dragonflies in the garden, this one on a recent visit to the Ouse Washes was sunning itself and was easy enough to snap. Common Darter we think…

Iris George

New dwarf iris…

…bought this weekend to brighten up an alpine trough which was looking decidedly grey. (Iris reticulata ‘George’)

Rabbit at dawn…

…yes, M. managed to be up early enough to “shoot” this rabbit in the early dawn light…next time it will be the …

Burtonfield in Bloom

Just to show that we can do tasteless planting with the best of them…here is our “bit of fun” for this year …

Burtonfield in 3D

Having discussed the Google Sketchup program at work, I decided I’d have a go at putting together a model of Burtonfield…. MK …

Planted…

I last updated you with the conifer we’d removed from the roundabout, well this has now been planted…looking forward to seeing what …

Gone….at last.

Last month we finally got around to digging out the conifer which had been blocking our view of the rest of the …