Winter

Greetings.

This is the home for all things horticultural, organic, sustainable on a stunningly beautiful - if wild - site in Powys!

November - December

The weather is closing in! We've had several inches of snow before a return to the horizontal rain...You have to be tough to live in the Welsh hills!

It was a great growing season, no droughts and a lot of sunshine; There's rocket in the green house - and a surprise November Globe artichoke!!, yum - with leeks, parsnips and beetroot in the beds, some extremely tatty brassicas...(turns out it was also a Great year for caterpillars), potatoes and apples in storeage and the freezer full and ready for the cold weather. I've made a second batch of blackcurrant syrup from fruit hastily frozen amidst the glut. made with cinnamon and honey; it makes a delicious warm drink with lots of vitamin C!

Willow courses; there's a few requested workshops coming up - I'm always willing to accommodate requests, recognizing the busy lives we all have! - but now is mostly the time to prepare for hibernation! We'll start back into workshops in March and some organized folk have already booked in,

The growing willow is showing wonderful colours and I'll be busy cutting and stacking in January when the leaves have dropped but before the new buds break.

Shadow, the one-eyed rescue pony goes from strength to strength - he can now add log hauling to his CV! He also has the best moustaches...

I always have random plants for sale - they are no longer my main focus, but it's hard to stop growing... So if you're visiting, do have a look and see what is on offer.

Looking forward to more meetings with new people - and old friends - and sharing the wonders of the natural world!

All the best

Pippa

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