The few photographs and style of writing on these pages reflect this – snapped quickly as a simple aide-memoire often after the tasks are completed, and simple typed up factual notes, before I’ve forgotten what’s been going on.

More Tomcot flower pollination with my feather on a Miscanthus stem – I’ve found that in the moist environment of the greenhouse, one needs to shake off the ageing petals, or a Botrytis style mould will rot the developing fruitlets. SH), and predrill holes for the coach srews in the side and end panels, hoping I’ve got them in the right places! He reminded people: “Llangadog centre in Carmarthenshire was closed in 2017 without the same level of public interest – it’s only because of your huge response the council are considering backing down.

William and I, fortunately aided with help from Fiona and Dave ( who was here to photograph the robin) then manage in a single day to pull the base onto the sleepers, drag up all the prefab.

Still great damp conditions for moving snowdrops, so lots more shifted and planted singly around the garden. Should bins go missing or are damaged / vandalised at site please contact the office as soon as possible to notify us.After snow overnight, I realise that spreading the remaining 2 sacks onto our upper and lower hay meadows is much easier to assess how well I’m doing, with the snow covering – you can very easily pick out where the very fine meal has landed, and adjust down the handful size, for an even spread. The waste goes into one vessel for seven days, then it is taken out and goes into a second vessel for another seven days. By the middle of week 3, the weather had flipped to severe cold, with harsh frosts and increasing bitter Easterly winds. The top-performing centre – which has recorded recycling rates of over 80 per cent - was flagged up by Carmarthenshire County Council as a potential casualty of its forthcoming budget cuts.

and then get all the hay into big bags which I drag down to the hay barn where we sit them on pallets… a very long day!Very well packaged in a waterproof plastic bag inside a cardboard box, could ship anywhere in the world. With all the money, time and effort put into this hobby, its worth it to have that kind of security. nemorosa, so I spend time on a sunny afternoon with my paint brush, encouraged by the sight of lots of seedling Anemone leaves around the garden this year. Agricultural vehicles, horseboxes, tippers, flatbeds, caged vehicles, drop/curtain sided vehicles and vehicles over 3.

This is a sterile form and only by doing this division regularly do you end up with a great display in years to come. If this isn’t possible and you require the skip to be kept on the road/public highway, you will need a Road Permit.I salt the front and slate terrace paths again, since there’s a crops of tiny seedlings just emerged, and we have a day when the PV and Immersun has maxed out the hot water in the immersion by mid day. I continue with efforts to rid the greenhouse of snails which once again have been stripping off the surface of a few nectarines. Compost generates its own energy and the centre of those windrows can easily exceed 70° C,” said Mr Davies. Merlin’s magic compost is audited and tested by the Organic farmers and growers association to achieve this accreditation.