Father Christmas (well a tree type, FC type, person) made a surprise visit this week following the Snowman's visit last week. Big FC helped me clear the shrubs near the Peacock garden which were really overgrown and needed a trim. Lots of clearing this week and Rose pruning in the walled garden. Some of the Roses climbing the walls were reaching up and over the top of the wall so a ladder was needed for some serious hacking back. They look much better and we will hopefully reap the rewards next year when the Roses come out.
The garden is looking very bare and you can gain a sense of the structure of the plants and trees. Much easier to see what needs doing. The Crab Apple trees still have beautiful red fruits dangling from them and you can see new life coming at the base of the Perrenials, waiting to spring into life in a few months.
I made a few more Gourd bird feeders and the birds are darting around from branch to branch.
It has been a huge learning curve but I feel like I am a long way from the allotment holder of last year. I have my RHS Certificate now and feel much happier approaching plants and even know some of their names! I feel I have a sense of plant sizes and have been able to see plants at their height in Summer appear as a skeleton in Winter. My Allotment feels tiny by comparison to the work undertaken at Houghton Lodge and that is something I could only have gained through experience.
Looking forward to more fun next year and the change of season again, when we can sow seeds and grow from scratch.
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