This week we are in the final stages of planting our latest project, our Orchard.  We’ve been planting a variety - apple trees, plus some pear and plum trees too, but mainly apples. It’s a freezing cold February day and it’s blowing a gale, yet that isn’t stopping the team and the last batch of trees are being planted. The wind chill here is made even worse by how close we are to the sea, but hopefully the trees will love the sea air. The view from the field is spectacular as the ground is rather high, we can see the menacing sea, today its rather dark and the wind is whipping around so the trees will need to be tough cookies to survive these Northern temperatures! The apples are mainly Old English varieties which will be able to withstand our climate. It’s very interesting that the arborist we have helping...

I swear we haven’t gone nuts! Gardening really does take some patience – the same can be said for farming – however, growing trees does seem to be a slow experience! It was lovely to take the two dogs down with Robyn to see their progress, not only has Walter expanded a lot since the two of us visited that plot, but the trees are really looking healthy as can be. I really am enjoying watching the project progress, a few years ago it was just an idea, then it was a query, and now they’re verging on 2ft tall! It’s so lovely to feel as if Chris and I are setting up this woodland that can be enjoyed not only by the wildlife of the future, but also people of the future! Our own little biosphere continues to grow in all manners, Robyn and the dogs played in the, now...