PollyMGNov 9, 20205 min2020 round upWell 2020 has most definitely not been the year any of us expected to have, but here in our little patch of Somerset things have not been...
PollyMGJul 6, 20206 minFalling crimson leaves, hazelnuts on the trees, the last of the blackberries adorning the hedgerows 2019-11-05 16:08:20 Spring and summer have come and gone. The garden borders were, and still are, dramatic and glorious. At this point of...
PollyMGJul 6, 20204 minA catch up on the last two years 'down on the farm'2019-03-10 20:29:57 Its a cold March day, with winds in excess of 45 mph blowing furniture and pots across the patio accompanied by...
PollyMGJul 6, 20203 minSpring (and early summer) has sprung on the farm!2016-08-01 23:31:40 (A little late…again!) Spring has sprung on the farm. House martins, swallows, blue tits, great tits, robins and bad...
PollyMGJul 6, 20203 minWinter 2015 - Wet and Windy!2016-03-02 23:29:31 Apologies for the delay in this blog. November and December came and went in a flash. The first week of December saw...
PollyMGJul 6, 20203 minApples in the Air2015-11-02 11:42:05 October has been a month of beautiful autumnal colours with the scent of apples in the air and harvesting taking...
PollyMGJul 6, 20203 minEvery day is a School Day!2015-10-01 10:02:00 Our Indian summer, aka September, was a time of learning for us, starting with a visit to the Orchard Link Annual...
PollyMGJul 6, 20202 minPreparing to say goodbye...to the swallows2015-09-01 22:30:02 The end of August already, and it certainly feels like the summer is over. The dismal weather doesn’t help, but more...
PollyMGJul 6, 20202 minTrees, Donkeys and Kestrels!2015-08-09 22:30:28 July has been a busy and productive month (so busy in fact this blog is rather late!) Firstly we were visited by an...
PollyMGJul 6, 20202 minMarch of the Soldier Beetles2015-07-23 13:55:05 Our great hope for the orchard is that we can avoid using insecticides - known to kill off good bugs and bees as well...
PollyMGJul 6, 20202 minA Welcome Visitor2015-07-16 23:37:30 One of the biggest joys of the spring and early summer has been the residency of one particular chap in the orchard....
PollyMGJul 6, 20202 minBugingham Palace2015-07-16 23:36:26 Of course an orchard cannot be productive without insects - primarily bees of course to pollenate the trees but also...
PollyMGJul 6, 20202 minPlanting the Orchard2015-07-16 23:34:02 Exciting times as 57 ‘baby’ trees (or to give them their proper names, maidens and whips) arrived which will make up...
PollyMGJul 1, 20202 minSlack ma Girdle!2015-06-15 17:27:54 It all began with a Slack Ma Girdle. What a fabulous name! While looking for a property in Somerset we came upon a...