Gardening

Joanne Herbert

Jun 8, 20221 min read

Our cattery garden

I can't believe how beautiful the cattery garden is now looking. The Foxgloves returned and look just beautiful and all the roses are...

Joanne Herbert

Jul 13, 20211 min read

Blooming roses

Back in March I bought some bare root roses from David Austin. The ground was well prepped, the roses were all planted, fed and watered....

Joanne Herbert

Jun 2, 20211 min read

My Chilli Peppers are growing!

I am so excited to see my chilli peppers growing so well. After last year, when I thought I was growing Carolina Reapers but they all...

Joanne Herbert

May 9, 20212 min read

Summer is almost here!

Just a quick update. The David Austin bare root roses we planted are looking healthy and have started to grow nicely. The silver birch...

Joanne Herbert

Mar 27, 20213 min read

David Austin Roses

I have loved roses for as long as I can remember. The beautiful blooms, the colours and fragrances, they remind me of being a child....

Joanne Herbert

Mar 7, 20211 min read

Another day in the garden

Sunday, I felt like I needed a day off but the sun lured me outside. There is still a variety of tasks to be done in the cattery garden...

Joanne Herbert

Mar 4, 20211 min read

Progress at last

We have been busy these last few days giving part of the cattery garden a makeover, it definitely needed some care and attention. We...

Joanne Herbert

Feb 26, 20211 min read

Dovecote and Foxgloves

This time last year I planted an abundance of seeds, all of which thrived and I was soon overrun with plants and vegetables. Now, I'd...

Joanne Herbert

Feb 25, 20211 min read

Spring has Sprung in Cavendish

As I glanced out of the window into the garden this morning, a dash of blue caught my eye in one of the flowerbeds, it would appear that...

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