For several days our mornings have been initiated by beautiful sunrises making early starts a joy.  The low sun casts long shadows across the orchard and the local dog fox is often seen trotting along the top of...

Previously we’ve extolled the virtues of keeping circles clear of grass underneath our fruit trees in the orchard.  Without competition from grass the trees establish quickly and the clear area prevents us from getting too close to...

After several hours collecting fallen leaves we found time to get onto the borders and start cutting back the withered annuals and perennials.  Plant supports we hadn’t seen for six months were removed and lined up on the...

It's two weeks later than in previous years, but the leaves have started falling and our work is cut out for the next few weeks.  The large stands of sycamore that punctuate each end of the garden are...

With guests imminent this week we spent some time putting together a vase for the Genus dining table.  Despite being so late in the season and with frosts not far away it’s amazing what can be found...

There was a change in the air this week with cold starts and artful spider webs adorned with pearls of dew.  The low morning sun often above the trees in summer now cuts behind the sycamore copse before...