Here are a few photos showing the first stages of progress in the garden at Ford Green Hall.
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| Herb garden at the start of the restortaion project |
Most of the beds had been taken over by the most vigorous species, smothering the less thuggish plants.
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| Looking tidier after a couple of hours |
It didn't take too long to tidy them up and thin out the mint, lemon balm and soapwort. The fragrant herbs were taken into the house for drying, as they would have been when it was first built.
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| Knotty problem! |
In addition to the herb garden, there are also flower beds and borders and a knot garden full of lovely roses. Unfortunately, there is also a potential forest of ash trees!
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| Clipped |
The first quarter of the garden has now been clipped and cleared of weeds and topped up with fresh compost. Doing this much at a time is enough - it's a recipe for a bad back to try and tackle it all at once.
The weather forecast is, unusually, dry tomorrow so hopefully I can continue with this very enjoyable project.
