A special thank you to all of you who have donated a tree in memory of a loved friend or member of the family. We have just reached the total of 50 sponsored trees which has covered more than 50% of the total costs. The trees have survived more or less everything the English weather can throw at them, and we look forward to watching them grow. We still have a few trees left, so, if you would like one, just drop get in touch.

A huge thank you to our team of volunteers who  turned out over the last two weekends, firstly to plant hundreds of Spring flowering bulbs, and secondly to seed the annual strip and parts of the perennial meadow area. This should provide a more vigorius display next Spring, and might be the last time for a while that we have to do any extra seeding.

It has all been a bit frantic over the past couple of months as we  tidied up after the  dry summer and prepared everything for next year. First, we had a  visit from Rory Hart in early September, to spray the annual strip, before preparation and re-seeding for next year’s annuals. Albanwise brought their  efficient grass cutting machine a couple of weeks later, and young Finn carried out the essential cut & lift to make sure as many nutrients as possible are kept off the land. Then Amanda...