Wiltshire Garden: Unseasonable weather

Sunday 22 February 2009

Unseasonable weather

.. both from general February temperatures and the fact that it is a weekend and the sun has been shining. Believe me, as someone who works Monday to Friday the latter is more of a surprise (very pleasant of course) than the former!

Naturalised Crocuses enjoying the early spring sunshine

A weekend of further clearing of creeping buttercup in the flower borders. The cold winter appears to have encouraged them rather than the hoped for natural cull. It has been slow work as the borders tackled have a number of plants that need moving and/or gaps to be filled. Many an excuse to stop and ponder on the scheme of things!

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Background info about the garden

We've lived here, North Wiltshire UK, since early in the '90s. Hard landscaping to the main part of the garden was put in place in 2004.

The soil is heavy clay so needs lots of extra muck (aka organic matter) and originally a good inch of sharp grit as well, every year. The total size of the garden is about a quarter of an acre. This is taken up, in roughly equal portions, by ornamental beds, vegetables/fruit, lawn and paved area (occupied by tables, chairs and barbeque). The greenhouse sits alongside the vegetable and fruit area.

The 'aspect' is just off the points of the compass. The back, and main area of garden, is ESE so gets the bulk of the sun morning to mid afternoon. The vegtable garden is on the S/SW side; very little gardening space on the NW/NE sides.

We have wonderful views from the garden across open countryside. This has the disadvantage that the garden is exposed to the prevailing winds.

It is 99% organic as every now and then I do resort to weedkiller for some of the most tenacious weeds.

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Sunday 22 February 2009

Unseasonable weather

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