Box Blight: another hedge goes.

Box Blight: another hedge goes.

If you look carefully at this wonderfully out of focus photo you can see the blight. We have fought it for years. All over the garden. And we have been removing it from all over the garden. This year, after a drought, we got much pouring rain and the worst blight we had ever seen.

Superman at Veddw – cutting the Hornbeam Arch

Superman at Veddw – cutting the Hornbeam Arch

There’s got to be a better way. Permanent scaffolding inside the arch? Or would getting an extension for the tower be enough?? Jeff’s comment?  “A good work out and only one near death experience = result.” Relief all...
Sorted?

Sorted?

In 2012 Rory Stuart published ‘What Are Gardens For?’ and in it he offered a critique of Veddw. Amongst other things (get the book..) he said: ‘The avenue in the meadow should lead somewhere, perhaps through a gate or an arch into the shade of the...
Just cut it down

Just cut it down

Half of gardening is putting things in. Things then tend to grow themselves. Then we cut them down. Very simple, really, for a whole industry of advice giving. I have now been gardening at Veddw for over 25 years, so I think I can have confidence that what we do...
Death and snow damage.

Death and snow damage.

Veddw may not be an over gardened zone, but it does make demands. Last year three full grown trees – cotoneasters – died and had to be removed. A huge job and many thanks to Jeff for doing all that work. That disaster was then followed by heavy snow...
A Very Bad Day

A Very Bad Day

It’s snowing and I’m feeling heartbroken. And Jeff, our gardener,( he comes one day a week and is indispensable – see sidebar.) is out there, in the snow, working so hard. Digging up the box balls in our front garden. What to say? We’ve been putting off this...
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