Happy New Year to everyone!
DiGGers are back and we have been checking out the state of the garden. There was some very high wind during the holidays, and we are grateful to James the caretaker for collecting our Olympic Jubilee Greenhouse panels that were blown out as they were scattered about the school grounds!
The panels were all clipped in, but we need to add extra struts to hold them more securely as they are rather long and wind obviously got in underneath them. It is a second-hand greenhouse. When it was new, it had plastic components that the panels slotted into at the bottom which helped hold them in place. These had degraded and broken, so we didn't use them when we assembled it. We have a plan however - look out next week hopefully to see a fixed and restored greenhouse!
Meanwhile, the Betty MacKenzie Greenhouse withstood the wind well. Here you can see the hedge plants that we stored in there over the holidays, protected against frost by wrapping them in shredded bark.
We planted three more into the hedge line on Thursday and watered them in well.
The hedge line is looking good. Just needs covering with bark chips once we have planted the whole hedge. We also need to weed the wild flowers on the right hand side, ready for the seeds to be re-sown later in the year.
The rest of the garden is pretty much as expected! Wintry and dormant, waiting for Spring to arrive. We did see two blue tits at the bird table on Wednesday, so filled the feeder up for them.
The path needs raking as the wet leaves are quite slippery. There are also some branches and sticks that have fallen from the trees overhead. They need gathering up for our "stick pile".
Also, the shed roof still needs attention. Our "patch" is still letting in water as it is wet inside. We may need to buy a whole roll of new felt to overcome the leak.
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