I like the approach and not getting in nature’s way but more complementing it. It actually reminds me of Vita and Harold’s approach to Sissinghurst, in which the further the garden was from the house, the wilder it got. I have a wonderful picture I found of the Nuttery in spring/summer, in which the visitor walks on a carpet of flowering growth. It’s magical.
At Knole, the gardens are only open one day a week so I had to go back a couple of years later so I could see them. And at Hampton Court in Richmond, there were formal gardens, and then the maze, which was both great and a little bit scary.
I do like the idea of cups of tea while observing. Currently my little garden is rather overgrown and full of insect life - and small mammals too. On Tuesday I was pruning a hazel and found a mostly eaten foot down the side alley - looked like a fox foot maybe - only the toes and claws remained 🤢
I had to give up when I got a bit tired of massive spindley spiders jumping out at me!!
I bet the all animals love your garden, it sounds like a haven, except maybe that fox!! Wonder if a cat had it, once it was dead, can’t imagine it taking it alive
I suspect another fox did. But you never know. There are birds of prey too - but I’ve not seen anything larger than a sparrow hawk. A few years back I found a baby fox tale - I wonder if one family will attack another?!
I like the approach and not getting in nature’s way but more complementing it. It actually reminds me of Vita and Harold’s approach to Sissinghurst, in which the further the garden was from the house, the wilder it got. I have a wonderful picture I found of the Nuttery in spring/summer, in which the visitor walks on a carpet of flowering growth. It’s magical.
That’s perfect. My favourite part of all these houses you can visit is the gardens especially anything with a walled garden like Sissinghurst.
At Knole, the gardens are only open one day a week so I had to go back a couple of years later so I could see them. And at Hampton Court in Richmond, there were formal gardens, and then the maze, which was both great and a little bit scary.
I always loved the maze at Hever Castle, that was one of my favourites & the Knole estate is just lovely because the deer are everywhere!
Great tips. Love this earth first approach. Gardening is wonderful and humbling.
Thank you Stefanie, it is really humbling isn’t it? It reminds us that we are just a teeny tiny cog in all of this 🧡
I do like the idea of cups of tea while observing. Currently my little garden is rather overgrown and full of insect life - and small mammals too. On Tuesday I was pruning a hazel and found a mostly eaten foot down the side alley - looked like a fox foot maybe - only the toes and claws remained 🤢
I had to give up when I got a bit tired of massive spindley spiders jumping out at me!!
I use any excise for tea!
I bet the all animals love your garden, it sounds like a haven, except maybe that fox!! Wonder if a cat had it, once it was dead, can’t imagine it taking it alive
I suspect another fox did. But you never know. There are birds of prey too - but I’ve not seen anything larger than a sparrow hawk. A few years back I found a baby fox tale - I wonder if one family will attack another?!