Tag Archives: Trees

Making leafmould

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Home on the Hill

From time to time I’ve written articles for Leicestershire Master Composters Composting Chronicle – a limited readership as I’m sure you can imagine. So I thought I’d ‘upcycle’ the work I’ve done and publish them here too. So, Autumn, a … Continue reading →

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Garden open and day and music afternoon SUCCESS!

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Home on the Hill

Yay, we did it! The sun shone (a bit), the musicians played, helpers made tea and served cake (thanks to Anna, Dot and Sorrel). Around 100 paying guests came, plus children. In total we made £430 for Friends of the … Continue reading →

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Open garden and music afternoon

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Home on the Hill

  Yes, I’m actually doing it – hopefully the music will distract folk from the weeds a little! Anyway, more details on my Facebook page, and some videos of Keith’s music on YouTube – see you there?

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Final notes on fruit tree pruning

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Home on the Hill

I think I’ve got a bit obsessed about pruning my fruit trees – still, I think this is the last word on the matter. There are basically 2 schools of thought when it comes to how to prune apple and … Continue reading →

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Spring cleaning (and tidying)

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Home on the Hill

First of all to write about what I’ve just done because I’m dead pleased with it! I’m not very good at pruning my ornamentals – never know when to do what. So unless Monty tells me on a Friday night, … Continue reading →

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Tidying up

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Home on the Hill

The good news is that I finished pruning the orchard on 25th February – earliest finish yet, I think. I’m planning a proper blog post about it soon, and maybe an accompanying video, if I get around to it before … Continue reading →

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Stormy weather

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Home on the Hill

It’s been a really wet and windy winter. The storms started mid-December and don’t seem to have let up yet. On Wednesday, we lost huge chunks of a large conifer behind the shed in the back garden. Luckily it missed … Continue reading →

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Tree planting

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Home on the Hill

About this time of year, we try to have some kind of family and friends gardening day, with a big breakfast. Apparently it’s farmhouse breakfast week, so that’s an excuse for lovely local sausages, bacon, eggs from the chooks, and … Continue reading →

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Compost City

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Home on the Hill

So, this weekend was a busy family weekend, but we did manage to fit in a few hours in the garden today. Keith continued clearing the space for the tree planting in a few weeks. We have lots of neighbours … Continue reading →

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Inspirational Trip to Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT)

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Home on the Hill

We had been meaning to get to CAT for some time, mainly to take a look at the forest garden and polytunnels because they’re both ways we’d like to develop our garden. Plus, we really like it. But the trip … Continue reading →

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