Moors Meadow Open Gardens and Nursery - Bromyard

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This Month September 2010 - Tuesday, 31 Aug 2010

The garden certainly needed the rain but it can be quite frustrating when I would rather be outside. Having to do dull indoor jobs makes me realise how grateful I am to my parents for buying the derelict shell with no road or electricity and no immediate neighbours which through their hard work careful economy became the beautiful Moors Meadow as it is now.

It is wonderful to stand in the garden and not hear a single man-made sound and to be able to listen to and watch the wildlife in the knowledge that our organic gardening help these creatures thrive. People often ask me if our vegetables are decimated by pests but anyone who visits can see that we have a very prolific fruit and vegetable garden. By not using chemicals the beneficial insects are allowed to flourish and they keep all the voracious pests in check so we can enjoy our harvest without ingesting any nasty chemicals. We have also had visitors commenting on the large variety of butterflies they see as well as birds and other wildlife.

It is sad that our night skies have such light pollution from the ever-creeping urbanization but even though the stars are not clear as they used to be it is still a great pleasure to walk through the garden listening to the natural night life.

Unfortunately due to overpopulation and abuse of our natural resources humanity is the most voracious pest of the lot but time may sort that out one way or another.

Mum has been busy saving seeds and taking cuttings until our propagators are full to bursting. This year we have also been propagating some shrubs by layering, which is done by pinning a branch into the soil, or with some shrubs, into a pot of compost, when they are rooted it can then be cut from the main plant. Some shrubs are most obliging and do this for us.

We have also been saving veg seed as we find they have better germination than any we buy in. By beginning of August we had picked and frozen all the Broad Beans apart from those we were leaving on the plants to dry for seed but sadly there will be hardly any of our special old variety Martock due to a light fingered garden visitor. It is a reliable bean with small pods and loads of flavour but from the few left we would not get a crop to eat at all next year but need to save them all for the following years crop.

For a week we have had an interesting addition to the garden with a yurt in the oak circle due to a family wedding, not mine. The logistics of getting everything down the garden and back up was a bit of a headache due to the wet weather but hopefully by the time you read this all will be sorted.

We officially close on the 7^th for the season but will be open again for H.Art and after that if anyone would like to visit you can do so by contacting us beforehand.

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