It's Been A While...

Well I'm away at university at the moment, and hence away from my little garden. I will be at home for a couple of days over the Christmas break so expect many updates! Including coppicing, weeding and general tidying ready for spring! Expect lots and lots of photos and writing, in the first week or two of January!

Shortly to be resumed as a blog.
Rowan

A Small Project...

I love working with wood in its natural form, primarily Hazel and Ash as they are freely available to me. The way i work is not refined or artistic, it is functional. It seems a shame to get rid of any wood because it has been cut down, right down to the thinnest twig. I try and find some use for every part of a branch that has been cut, this project is an example of this.




This project was very simple, plant labels made from recycled aluminium and Hazel, Ash and Hornbeam branches. A very rustic plant label but it works well with the ferns.

Harlow Carr Last Few...

I hope you have enjoyed this Harlow Carr photoseries, i certainly enjoyed the visit despite the rain, Harlow Carr is a wonderful garden and should be visited at all costs.

Harlow Carr Continued....

Well its been a while...

Its been a while since I have posted because my account with Flickr only allows me to upload a certain number of photos per month, doh! Anyway, about 3 weeks ago I visited an RHS garden called Harlow Carr just outside of Harrogate. It took me a while to get there on the train and the weather wasn't always wonderful, it did rain on and off, but the visit was well worth it.









Quite possibly the largest Cyclamen corm I have ever seen!

Won't You Join Me For A Walk...

A fern frond loaded with Sporangia just about ready to burst and allow their spores to spread.





The wonderful Bilberry bush, got some lovely wild Bilberries today.




These fleeces have been shawn from the sheep and then left, i suspect they would sell for about 50p each, less than the cost of cleaning and transporting them which is a real shame.









This quality of picture is what you get when you rely on a wonky fencepost to take it!

Apologies for this being sideways, another view from the bench.


This commemorative bench is one of my favourite places to sit in the whole valley. The views are wonderful, and on summer days it can be fantastically hot, there are often queues of cars, people just looking at the view.

A beautiful white butterfly which kindly sat still long enough for me to get a nice photo.
(On Himalayan Balsam which isn't so nice)




I think these are probably Longhorn Cattle but i may be mistaken, those in the States maybe be able to give me a better idea on this.




I had a beautiful walk today, it is about 3 miles altogether i imagine and it took me about 3 hours today because i kept stopping to photograph.

Note: All of my photos are currently hosted at www.flickr.com