Re-wilding
After a long time planning, debating, researching, sketching,
designing, we have finally started. It was the autumn-winter season 2020-21 when Phase #1 has started - specimen trees and 100 metres of native hedging are going in.
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Follow us to see how this one will pan out...
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Native hedging
#bigclimatefightback
The first step was to plant native hedging at the southern edge of the newly named 'wild garden'.
We improved the soil and planted over 500 hedging plants of
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#blackthorn
#hawthorn
#hazel
#dog rose
#field maple
#bird cherry and adding a few #elders as well
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Trees
#bigclimatefightback
It's very exciting to source wonderful specimen tress from Barcham Trees, tree specialists based in East Anglia.
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As with many things these days, this is slightly delayed but hopefully we will soon see in person where our trees are coming from.
Meadow
#bigclimatefightback
I (Miriam) can't believe we already call our meadow - 'meadow'. I thought that if we leave the grass uncut it will turn into a bramble and stingging nettle mess! and it will take us years to turn it into a beautiful meadow. I was so wrong!(note: Mark was right)
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Of course, there are areas where we need to keep an eye on invasive weeds but... ta-daaa we have our own meadow. Summer(ish) 2021! It was so quick. Just no-mow.
Poppies, buttercups, dandelions, morning campions and lots and lots of timothy-grass and other grasses we need to learn about...