20th January

…full again after the summer drought. Rainfall levels now normal. South West Water gives the promised £30 rebate on all water bills. water meadows 2022 – CHW Planted only last…

23rd August

…to water hard to get the soil damp enough to get the water to penetrate over a few consecutive days. Nevertheless you cannot begin to water everything so 2022 will…

18th May

…of the stand The electrics for the fountain conk out again. If we fill the water feature completely top and bottom and the electric conks we will flood the whole…

6th March

…an environment bathing water quality beach it is not subject to any mandatory water quality testing and pumping (or leaking) sewage into the sea is, supposedly, not an issue. A…

31st October

…flowers on Ceanothus ‘Trewithen Blue’. Ceanothus ‘Trewithen Blue’ 5 new water butts for collecting and storing water in the garden for the next drought. 5 new water butts Camellia x…

17th June

…in full flower in the sun in a corner of the walled garden. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ The former swimming pool has now been changed into a water feature in the…

18th September

…of the surface grass coverings really to assist the water meadow flooding/drainage system and stop cattle or large Americans trying to walk on water. dykes Stupidly I have somehow missed…

31st August

…fed. With a suck and blow pump and a water carrier holding 600 litres we could then cope with garden watering much more speedily than at present. Jaimie & Michael…

10th November

…developing well. Thamnocalamus crassinodus Thamnocalamus crassinodus A young Platanus x acerifolia (Platanus x hispanica) growing well. Platanus x acerifolia Platanus x acerifolia The water feature outside the front door. water

13th November

…‘Aspleniifolia’ by the 4-in-Hand. Fagus sylvatica ‘Aspleniifolia’ The base for the water tank at George’s Hut. base for the water tank First flowers out on Peumus boldus. Peumus boldus Flowers…