Valentine Memories

Five years ago this month we began the Freshwinds Garden.

Anne and I were only talking about our memories last week.....

.....and planning new projects.

 

It was a rough field back then...

 .....here it is now.

I remember the nettles, the brambles, the docks and the burdock.....all very hard work.

I split my brand-new Le Chameau wellies and they had to be replaced.

The entrance was just a track with an old chicken run on the right.

Here it is now.....

I also remember that there was nowhere to shelter from the wind when we had teabreaks.

We just hunkered down behind the old pig sty, sitting on an old pallet.

Now we can sit in the polytunnel on our special chairs or bask in the sun in several shelterd areas.

Just look at the "grass," yet by the end of that summer, it had all grassed over.

Then and now.

My first job was this huge raised bed.

It has been a fantastic growing space.

Then ......

........now.

On the right is the future site of the pond and the cob shed.

It wasn`t even part of the garden at that time. It was just a patch of brambles.

There was no compost area at that time and most of what we dug out had to be burned so a huge heap formed on the site of the present mini-orchard.

The present compost heaps are due to be moved this spring.

New plans are afoot.......watch this space.