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Blooming in the Garden

  Betty and the team have been working really hard and there are now fields of Crocusn thommasianus blooming in the parkland, boosted by 26 new cherry trees (Prunus avium Plena gean and Prunus “Taihaku”, Japanese wild cherry) in three … Continue reading

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Mud, mud, glorious mud … nothing quite like it for cooling the blood…

This summer’s drought on our fast-drying limestone land has evolved into autumn’s heavy rains.  The levels of the two supporting water recycling pools are back up to a functional depth, much to the frustration of the heron who, during the … Continue reading

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Wonderful Vegetables

Betty has been tending our Vegetable Garden and it is now producing the most wonderful veg …

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Field of Dreams

Is it or isn’t it …….will it or won’t it ………is the spring here at last? The birds say ‘yes’, the frozen ground says ‘no’. In any case, we’ve decided to run with the fine weather, cultivating the soil and … Continue reading

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Developing our Physic Garden

Here at Matara the autumn clear up has been occupying our considerable efforts, both in the gardens and grounds. We try to complete all the hedge clipping before Christmas, with the lake edges following on if the water level is … Continue reading

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