The first major garden task of the new year has been to trim off and remove last year’s growth from the wildflower meadows. The meadows are still in their infancy and a few parts are over-run with plants that I don’t want, like thistle and nettles. Each year, I will work on eradicating these unwanted plants. The meadows won’t really be at their best until the trees have matured. They grew little last year due to unfavourable growing conditions. I hope they have grown extensive root systems so that this year they can put on a spurt upwards. The main [Read more]
Jan 152012