Hi, April and time to drain the comfrey tea barrel in order to get a brew of nettles in before the comfrey starts cropping. When i moved the barrel I found this wedge of garden snails still hibernating between the supporting stones. The hens loved them. I'll be checking this hiding spot reguarly now.
Usually around this time of year for the last 20 or so i'll have a visit To Chesters Walled Garden and look out some good hardy perennials and herbs. This year was different , the owner of the surrounding house and grounds had decided to sell up and Susie White who has looked after the garden for 23 years had her lease terminated. After a sad chat Susie offerd me a spade and allowed me to attempt to rehome as many orphans as my boot could hold.
As I write this in Jan 2011 the link to Chesters Walled Garden is now defunct and i will remove it once i post this. Susie White is however still active and reguarly updates her Walled Garden Blog, Linked to here>>>>>>>.
