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Wildflower hay meadow project Aug 11, 2015 Shed garden Our “front” garden is really just a utility space, used for the washing line and occasional overflow parking. It is currently rough weedy grass and the project is to turn it into a wildflower meadow. A key feature of wildflower meadows is low soil fertility. The soil here didn’t start off too good, so I have cut the grass closely and removed the cuttings a few times, resulting in the brown patches in the picture. ... Read more ➦

First early potatoes eaten May 25, 2015 Our Cornish First Early potatoes, actually Pentland Javelin, are ready. We had a meal of them on Saturday 23rd

Garden update May 22, 2015 Comparing Oct 2013 to May 2015 Oct 2015 May 2015 Even allowing for differences in photo technique you can see how the hedge has thickened up over 18 months.

Planted Burncoose Cornish Coastal boarder Apr 07, 2015 Took days clearing the bank then about an hour to plant eight metres of boarder. Boarder with both collections Coastal Collection 1 Armeria maritima ‘Splendens Perfecta’ 2 Santolina chamaecyparissus 3 Kniphofia ‘Little Maid’ 4 Anthemis cupaniana 5 Agapanthus ‘Rosewarne’ 6 Argyranthemum ‘Cornish Gold’ 7 Lavandula intermedia ‘Grosso’ 8 Centranthus ruber ‘Albus’ ... Read more ➦

Magnolia Stellata Mar 31, 2015 The Magnolia Stellata is out! March 31. So about 3 weeks late

Fred likes being the highest dog in Penwith Oct 27, 2014 Fred on Carn Gulva Fred on Carn Gulva Thanks to the work of Gerald Babcock and his grazing cattle we were able to find a way through the bracken and gorse to the rocks at the top.

God is in the details Sep 29, 2014 German direction signs Look at how the left pointing signs are left justified, and the right-pointing ones are right justified. Together with the timeless DIN font this elevates highway signage to high craft. “God is in the details” Ludwig Mies van der Rohe I am grateful to Anne-Louise Quinton @AnneQuinton for pointing out this collection of signs

One room done… Sep 23, 2014 Before and after The sitting room, with the stove in, but before being re-plastered and the view now, with the shutters closed against the evening sun. Same window. Old plaster stripped off Shutters with sun coming through

Death of Andrew Coak Sep 02, 2014 Flag on Pendeen Church at half mast Flag on St John’s Church, Pendeen at half mast Sunday 31 August 2014 for the death of Andrew Coak, with whom I shared a great great grandfather William Thomas Floyd. He was a good man, who will be missed.

Natural rockery Sep 02, 2014 Pendeen Carn Quarry Rockery in the garden of a fine country house? No, the quarry at the back of Pendeen Carn in late summer sunshine. Click on picture for full size view.