Happy New Year, Everyone. Now, while some of you were recovering from yesterday evening’s celebrations ( you know who you are, and so do we…) the rest of us were out sweeping the paths, clearing the pond and filters, pruning the Hydrangeas, and getting on with the removal of laurels. Read more…
A glorious Sunday was spent tidying up, weeding and watering. A new man was on thebin duty last week and misssed some of the bins but he will soon find out where they l were. Last week we lost half of an Acer negundo near the main entrance quite unexpectedly. Read more…
After a long dry period we are now having a nice series of showers which will keep the Memorial Garden at its best. Here are a selection what is to be seen at the moment. We will be out gardening on Sunday 29 in preparation for the Jubilee weekend – Read more…
FoHP and the Parks department had a meting to discuss the pond pumps and the electrics. No special work is needed from an electrical point of view and we have agreed to proceed with plans to modernise the filtration and pumping syste. A surprisingly clear day meant that a good Read more…
Catch the Wintersweet in the Memorial Garden It is just at its peak and will be over in a few weeks The scent is delicious. It is by the bench on the grass, at the far left of the pond. The Aconites that Simon planted on the front lawn are Read more…
