David Marsden

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• Gratuitous Lamb Photos

  

  Went to visit Margaret the Farmer today.  She was very tired having spent the past week lambing and she still has another week or so to go.  Her cows have also... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• I Do Like An Owl

  

  There is an owl at the Priory.  It’s a tawny owl and I hear it regularly. From as early as midday it hoots, often when I’m deep in thought (wondering what I am... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• The Second Wave

  

  of crocuses (Snowbunting) coming in fast and low. And amazingly the bench ended up looking OK (if a bit new).  It would have cost a lot of money in the shops. ... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Planting For The Future

  

  I am aware that at least two of the very big oak trees in the garden are dying.  They’ll probably survive for decades yet but nevertheless they are on the way... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• A Real Pretty Display

  

  I’m so proud ……At least good old Viburnam bobnantense has come up trumps.  And the scent knocks you sideways.  (In a good way). Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Proud To Be A Tightwad

  

  This year, pretty much for the first time, the Priory has produced some self-sown seedlings for me to use.   There is just so much space to fill that I’m... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Perks Must Be About It.

  

  Blimey.  A spot of sunshine, a few crocuses showing off (like this one) and suddenly it feels like the race is on and I’m still behind the bike shed having a... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Ahhh, Carol Klein.

  I’ve been watching some of the earlier ‘Life in a Cottage Garden’ episodes on iplayer. And I’ve decided that I would like Carol Klein to adopt me. She seems so... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Misty Springy Warmy Sunshine

  

  Beautiful but slightly eerie mist greeted my arrival at work this morning.I normally have a handful of chores to carry out on arrival but this morning the... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Compost, Compost and Yet More Compost

  

  A great deal of my time at the Priory is spent gazing into the middle distance and humming, is spent dealing with the huge amount of grass clippings, leaves... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Greenhouse Pesky Pest Control

  

  Venus Fly Trap (Dionaea muscipula) I have two venus flytraps in the Priory greenhouse.  They are working plants (standard terms and conditions) and help to... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• A Day Indoors

  

  Horrible weather yesterday.  Constant drizzle and grey, grey, grey.Decided I may as well crack on with the renovation of the old garden bench. Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• A Wild And Windy Morning

  On a grey and wet and blustery morning in February, I do wonder why on earth I decided to be a gardener.  And why on earth I decided to be a gardener who works... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2011 GARDENING, HOME

• Frost, Sunshine And Blood

  

  Yesterday morning, I considered myself a lucky man. The Priory garden looked perfect; touched with a fine frost, under blue skies and a warming sun. The west... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2011 GARDENING, HOME