Frost is forecast again for the next three nights. Now that plants have started growing strongly, this is not great news, especially for all the new young plants which have been potted up and are now in the polytunnel with no doors on (they blew down in the gales). So, it’s back to fleece, polystyrene […]

With storms and high winds predicted for tonight, today was oddly calm and sunny, with just the occasional threatening cloud and a few icy spots of rain. In the sunshine it was T-shirt weather and Dave and I had a clear up around the nursery entrance, getting rid of old paving slabs and rubbish from […]

The nursery re-opens in 11 days time, though at first sight it doesn’t look like we are anywhere like ready. My father-in-law Ged has been extending the tea room and creating a staff area in one of the other sheds and the place still looks a bit like a joiner’s yard. We started the clear […]

…the nursery was at -7C this morning. We’re still at -4C now and it’s 9am. The world is bright and hard, magical and deathly. Virtually all progress on plants has been at a standstill for a week now with pots remaining frozen all day. Even the compost inside the potting shed is frozen solid! Is […]