tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post3868918532600012852..comments2024-03-19T14:28:03.565+00:00Comments on welsh hills again: Coming back to the blog (and the garden)Elizabeth Musgravehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-17418202896915246112012-10-31T10:58:51.347+00:002012-10-31T10:58:51.347+00:00The views are a big part of the garden! I can'...The views are a big part of the garden! I can't take any credit for them though!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-83285772303698077282012-10-31T10:58:17.430+00:002012-10-31T10:58:17.430+00:00Good reminder VP! I will try to do the same.Good reminder VP! I will try to do the same.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-6656126442220272962012-10-28T16:58:20.179+00:002012-10-28T16:58:20.179+00:00We are going to go for something which is either a...We are going to go for something which is either an exciting new idea or a pointless mismash, depending on your perspective and on how it turns out: some large perennial grasses as you go in, leaving most of the meadow to do its own thing to see what we have, with some areas resown with annual seeds where the fire sites have been in winter, just because I love the zing of the poppies. we will see...Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-86985166259007876692012-10-28T16:55:41.616+00:002012-10-28T16:55:41.616+00:00I agree about the camping out! In fact we were go...I agree about the camping out! In fact we were going to sleep in the shepherd's hut tonight but I must admit that with the dark and the rain outside and the woodburner cosy inside, the adventurous urge is beginning to wane.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-64263249832834662102012-10-28T08:07:10.382+00:002012-10-28T08:07:10.382+00:00Loved this end-of-the-summer photo tour, although ...Loved this end-of-the-summer photo tour, although I am already dreading the arrival of another bitter winter in Seoul, and this reminds me that it's on the way. The shepherd's hut is a wonderful idea - I always loved the idea of a private getaway when I was a child, and have never really outgrown it. It will be nice to imagine you working away there cozily when the cold winter winds are blowing.MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-15915543304377136792012-10-25T23:17:13.132+01:002012-10-25T23:17:13.132+01:00Oh, how perfectly lovely it all looks. How I love ...Oh, how perfectly lovely it all looks. How I love (and don't have) a view.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-49857990492689211562012-10-25T22:19:53.662+01:002012-10-25T22:19:53.662+01:00What a beautiful garden you have.
Our little area...What a beautiful garden you have.<br /><br />Our little area of unmown "meadow" has only native grasses and flowers and each year there is something different, introduced by the birds or the wind.Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-62086399090601890852012-10-24T10:30:26.026+01:002012-10-24T10:30:26.026+01:00I love the idea of a dense planting of ornamental ...I love the idea of a dense planting of ornamental grasses giving way to the wildness of a meadow, will look forward to seeing it. Your shepherd's hut looks wonderful, and the planting will bed it in beautifully. I imagine it must be a little like us curling up in the camper van, though more snug with the wood burner. A perfect retreat. I think rosa rugosa is one of my favourite plants, though a little challenging on the prickles side. I am hoping to plant some bare rooted white ones this autumn/winter, assuming I can get around to it. Cyclamen are one of the things I am looking forward to establishing once I get enough basic structure in place to know where to plant bulbs. Hope next year is a better year for fruit, but your orchard definitely starts to look like one, and will provide wonderful presence in a few years. Am trying not to be envious ;-)Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-33254642998114604432012-10-22T17:31:02.450+01:002012-10-22T17:31:02.450+01:00Very nice, thanks for the information.Very nice, thanks for the information.sewa mobil jakartahttp://griyamobilkita.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-20877949195510551872012-10-20T21:01:31.714+01:002012-10-20T21:01:31.714+01:00Missed this. Those hips are looking glorious ... I...Missed this. Those hips are looking glorious ... I do hope you're harvesting them for something jolly and healthful like rosehip syrup, or better, wine!<br /><br />We gave the quince day at Little Norton Priory a miss this year due to the link of quinces, last year I made sooo much quince jelly, this year, none!<br /><br />I haven't forgotten that meet up we keep saying we must arrange, but I don't seem to have a free day in my diary just now. Still, at least my maxillofacial appointment has finally come through, so I might know more about the knitter's retreat soon :)Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-83092280337892699522012-10-18T08:05:32.966+01:002012-10-18T08:05:32.966+01:00What an idyllic vision of autumn... and I love the...What an idyllic vision of autumn... and I love the idea of amelanchiers by the shepherd's hut, which is looking juts perfect. I also like the sound of your meadow plans - very interesting, shading into natural regrowth with planted grasses....<br /><br />Congratulations on getting ANY apples (and a Howgate Wonder, too - one of my favourites. Sigh.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-46323576711420517712012-10-17T11:06:00.318+01:002012-10-17T11:06:00.318+01:00At least we don't have deer to contend with!At least we don't have deer to contend with!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-79895601808849987672012-10-16T15:02:47.487+01:002012-10-16T15:02:47.487+01:00I love your choice of words 'tipping' towa...I love your choice of words 'tipping' towards its end. I may have to borrow that. Still I just think you have a wonderful garden and this year it has grown a shepherd's hut which is still in full flower. Yes, it hasn't been a good year for fruit, but we must be grateful for what there is and thankful that whether we have enough to eat or not doesn't depend on the vagaries of the weather and plant diseases. You know that your six sad damsons are not the result of the shepherd's hut and therefore that your neighbours won't insist that you burn it or burn you or dance naked on midsummer eve. Damson jam will taste all the better next year.Fenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377814681496294457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-78376149094549846162012-10-16T04:08:50.606+01:002012-10-16T04:08:50.606+01:00Just looking at your garden makes me feel as if I&...Just looking at your garden makes me feel as if I've been on vacation. Thank you!Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-79109542215293099432012-10-15T16:31:56.887+01:002012-10-15T16:31:56.887+01:00Such beautiful views, and I think your autumn gard...Such beautiful views, and I think your autumn garden looks far from dull. <br /> I only have a handful of autumn cyclamen in a pot, one day I must take the plunge and put them in the ground to take their chances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-27862917651080268662012-10-15T12:04:16.572+01:002012-10-15T12:04:16.572+01:00I think the Cyclamen take a lot longer to get goin...I think the Cyclamen take a lot longer to get going than snowdrops do. I started with 3 and I'm overjoyed at seeing 8 (yes 8!) this year after about 7 years. Having said that I'm concerned I'm not helping by letting the autumn leaves pile on top of them and I'm always amazed that they come back each year. The flowers are spread out quite a bit this year, so they're definitely spreading. I must remember to push their seedheads into the soil after flowering to give mother nature a hand this time...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-69396714066450617082012-10-14T15:43:06.558+01:002012-10-14T15:43:06.558+01:00Sounds as if you might be intending to test mowing...Sounds as if you might be intending to test mowing and removing grass from your meadow where it isn't annual meadow? I do hope so - so sad you came just as ours was at its one low time. I think it's possible that's ancient pasture and could be very rewarding environmentally and floriferously. (is that a word?!)And give you useful mulch for your orchard. <br /><br />I'll be fascinated to hear what becomes of your annual meadow too. Derry Watkins of Special Plants had a small one which was a disaster this year for weeds.(real unpleasant weeds!) She believes that it's because she's done it on the same spot for too long. We clearly have a lot to learn yet from all these pictorial/annual meadows.Anne Warehamhttp://www.veddw.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-42529208619431575562012-10-14T12:46:34.831+01:002012-10-14T12:46:34.831+01:00It's only a very small orchard - eight trees: ...It's only a very small orchard - eight trees: two apples, one plum, one damson, a cherry, a quince and two mulberries. All still pretty small bar the apples which were there already but now beginning to look like trees not sticks!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-47807280691445918482012-10-14T12:44:57.943+01:002012-10-14T12:44:57.943+01:00Absolutely, do pin the photo. The shepherd's ...Absolutely, do pin the photo. The shepherd's hut is a rare and wonderful thing! Not sure how I managed without it.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-60692201695943510312012-10-14T12:44:20.491+01:002012-10-14T12:44:20.491+01:00Thanks Nick! Had not understood the nature of the...Thanks Nick! Had not understood the nature of the beast until now.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-21855984334624498502012-10-14T12:21:47.724+01:002012-10-14T12:21:47.724+01:00I love that shepherd hut. We have a lean-to shed ...I love that shepherd hut. We have a lean-to shed which Dylan and I use for 'sleepovers' - last night included. There is something special about camping out, even if only in your garden. <br /><br />Just back from tutoring a course at Ty Newydd - went superbly, but I'm exhausted!<br />The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-57767918894019259552012-10-13T23:24:01.121+01:002012-10-13T23:24:01.121+01:00Your meadow is inspiration for me. We have a mead...Your meadow is inspiration for me. We have a meadow that is just left and it looks pretty ragged. Perhaps a swathe of grass at the entrance.....<br />Our apple trees are a sad sight this year. The deer have all but killed the smallest, and even the mature trees took a beating.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-52400934670156118702012-10-13T16:58:28.246+01:002012-10-13T16:58:28.246+01:00I think I need to consult you about the grasses Ka...I think I need to consult you about the grasses Karen!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-78899937801618845542012-10-13T16:57:58.357+01:002012-10-13T16:57:58.357+01:00The rosehips are fantastic aren't they? I fee...The rosehips are fantastic aren't they? I feel I should do something with them but also love to leave them as long as I can.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-19546865728017012282012-10-13T16:57:04.915+01:002012-10-13T16:57:04.915+01:00I am really not a winter person but I am trying to...I am really not a winter person but I am trying to persuade myself that with the stove burning and knitting and writing to do it won't be so bad!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.com