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Monthly Archives: August 2018
Lunch with a plan
On Monday, we went for lunch at the Lost Gardens of Heligan, near St Austell in Cornwall. I would have enjoyed a look round the gardens themselves but a disgruntled child is not the best companion. However, we had been … Continue reading
Posted in Days out, Permaculture
Tagged Eden Project, gunnera, Lost Gardens of Heligan, willow
23 Comments
On foot from the Eden Project to St. Austell
It’s easy to get in the car and drive as a way of exploring but inevitably the experience will be different from making a journey on foot. Thus, after noticing there were footpaths leading from the Eden Project site to … Continue reading
Posted in Days out, Gardening
Tagged Cornus alba Kesselringii, Eden Project, St Austell, Wheal Martyn clay pits
3 Comments
Fowey
Three years ago, when we came to Cornwall for the first time, I was a little surprised that it was such a tourist destination. This time round, I am starting to see the attraction. My daughter herself declared today as … Continue reading
Bluebell Arboretum
On Monday, we took a detour to get home from my parents, visiting a plant nursery in the Midlands. I have been on the lookout for a dogwood with black stems and am not sure the Cornus alba Kesselringii I … Continue reading
Posted in Days out, Gardening
Tagged Bluebell Nursery, Cornus alba Kesselringii, dogwood, drought
2 Comments
My loom
A couple of months ago, I reported that a friend had given me a sheep’s fleece so that I could make a chair mat similar to some she had made herself. And now I have the loom to do it. … Continue reading
Cucumber as big as the sweetcorn
I decided it was time to investigate one of the sweetcorn cobs. Was it ready or not? In the same patch, there was also a cucumber which I felt was ready to pick, even though it was very small. But … Continue reading
Sweetcorn vs. Jerusalem artichokes
I’ve already decided the Jerusalem artichokes need to be moved to a pot after this growing season. This space is going to have a hazel tree in it. However, there is another very good reason for the move: not only … Continue reading
Curd: a tale of many plusses
Very close to us there are blackberries enough to feed both man and beast quite substantially. With the fruit ripening earlier this year (because of the hot weather), I therefore decided to try out a recipe in order to use … Continue reading
Posted in foraging, In the kitchen
Tagged Beryl Wood Let’s Preserve It, blackberry and apple curd, windfalls
6 Comments
Isn’t it ironic?
Last night, I had a two-hour blast of painting the new fence but had to stop because of the light faded. So, this afternoon, I nipped out to finish the panel I’d given up on yesterday. Rain had been forecast … Continue reading
Spraying the beans
It decided to be another hot day yesterday but fortunately we were mostly working in the cool of the forest garden at Old Sleningford Farm. Towards the end of the day, we did some weeding in the raised beds area, … Continue reading
Posted in Days out, Permaculture
Tagged apples, chickens, French beans, Old Sleningford Farm, sorrel
6 Comments