Preparing for winter - tool and equipment maintenance

It is always beneficial to keep tools in good working order, cleaning and drying them after use, but with winter approaching it is well worth giving them a little more attention. Simple tasks such as sharpening cutting tools and spraying metal surfaces with a coating of oil, particularly those difficult to reach areas such as hedge trimmer blades, will help make tools last longer and perform better.

Changing colour in our planted borders

A variety of wildlife enjoying the autumn sun

Todays next task - raised planter maintenance

Preparing for a little grass strimming and hedge trimming

A slow worm pictured on our wildlife banking area

September at the Green Heart Den

Reviewing onsite policies and procedures

A morning in the cabin reviewing the relevant policies and procedures. In particular ensuring our risk assessments and equipment instructions are current and available onsite.

A visit from some early autumn pollinators

Planting bulbs in pots and containers

Bulbs can make a colourful display in pots, containers and borders. They are one of the easiest plants to grow. If you want to provide colour in your containers or garden borders next spring, plant your bulbs from October until December before the hard frosts.

If you are spoilt for choice and just not sure what to plant Gardeners Worlds have listed their top ten bulbs for planting in pots and containers on their website here.

Enjoying the September sun

It only takes a little bit of sunshine to encourage a variety of wildlife onto our wilder areas; common lizards, red admiral butterflies and bumblebees all taking advantage of the September sun.

Its beginning to look a lot like autumn

A variety of crops ready for harvesting after a successful growing year

Adding colour to our grow your own scheme

Harvesting some of our cauliflower

A busy year growing a variety of crops

Crops ripening in the poly tunnel