Jenny Hawkins, introduced to the team by Sue, has brought her knowledge of wildflowers with her. Because they will be of attraction to visitors alongside planted perenials and specialist trees and shrubs, we are now listing wild flowers that are found on the site, and also wildflowers that have been cultivated and planted. Both these […]
Archives for October 2018
Notice of Working Party – Thursday 18th October 2018
The Weather Forecast Light Cloud and a gentle breeze . Tasks Parsons Bed – Mulching Last month Maydencroft re-profiled The Parsons Bed (see Report of Working Party 20th September) and Sarah and Jenny afterwards relaid the membrane ready for the planting which took place on 2nd October 2018. This month we have to cover the […]
Parsons Bed planted – Tuesday 2nd October 2018
The Task On a bright morning, eight volunteers turned-out for an ad hoc meeting arranged via the WhatsApp ‘Fernery Gardening Group‘** . The single task was to work with Sarah, our Garden Adviser, who had laid the plants in position in the newly profiled Parsons Bed, and to start planting them. The Parsons Bed is […]
Rabbit Control – Explorer Scouts Project
At the 20th September 2018 Working Party, Mark with Maydencroft’s digger, opened up the two large holes in the cattle fence on the East side of the site, in preparation for the scouts to effect a sound repair by making a wire ‘envelope’ into the ground, and up the existing wire fence. On Monday 24th […]