Winter

Our Cottage Garden

Winter

Global warming in action.

January 5th 2010

The Herefordshire garden in winter!

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This is the first page to be used to show each season as it unfolds. Each of the seasons will be shown in the appropriate page over the coming weeks.

A November sunset

After I took the picture below I spent a considerable amount of time with a broom knocking off all the snow from the box hedge and many of the other plants and shrubs. The weight of the snow is a real problem and can cause serious damange to the box particularly.

February 2007. Global warming?

The woodland walk in winter.

The first winter with the path in the woodland fully formed. It is hard to believe that this time last year we were slipping and sliding around like a pair of Sumo wrestlers in the mud whilst we worked on the edges of the path.

The rose walk in winter

As I look at this photo I can see the potential of making this rose walk wider on each side. Now, can I persuade the under gardener!

Harsh frost December 2010

A baby hedgehog was found in the garden the day after this picture was taken. He was feeling very sorry for himself. We contact a rescue society and he left wrapped in a towel and in a cardboard box. He turned out to be a she and will spend the winter in the hedgehog hospital in a cage labeled "the little girl from Brimfield".

The stunning beauty of winter.

I cannot tell you just how cold my finger became as I went around the garden taking this photos.

The willow tree in need of pruning again!

The willow needs pruning again. It tends to over-power the Japanese maple which is to the left in this picture. The Hawthorne tree also needs a bit of attention.

If the pipes freeze we will need that well!

The garden looked quite magical on this oh so cold December morning. At minus 16 it has been a long time since this cottage has had to deal with such temperatures but the thatch does a wonderful job and we were toasty warm. The down side to all this was that many plants did not survive and the following Spring a good deal of re-planting had to be done. But I just love that!

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