Visited an open garden at Mole Creek on the weekend. Old Wesley Dale, an 1829 Georgian home in the Meander Valley under the Western Tiers. It was utterly compelling. The garden was elegant and subtle with an english styling that complemented the house and surrounding buildings beautifully.
The walled kitchen garden was inspirational with espalier fruit, [...]

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It’s raining, it won’t be enough for the farmers but every bit helps. It’s been a cool, dry spring in Sheffield. The ground is cracking and I’m watering daily. The dam has dropped a couple of feet. Actually the dam needs to be addressed soon, it has no planting around it or on it. I [...]

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