Tag Archives: running
How to Add Biodiversity
Quite a few times we have felt like calling in the USAF to napalm the whole path and give us a blank canvas to start again and do it our way, however, we have to work with what we have … Continue reading
World Famous, You Say?
People are asking, with a raised eyebrow, why our round picnic benches and mugs are “world-famous” as mentioned in last week’s blog. Well, in my geeky little world of facts and figures, the blog stats tell me that no less … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Halves
Whilst we were back at the Potford Dam end, with delightful views over Lawford Heath, I was reminded of the day that David, the Ecologist from Sustrans came to help. He brought cookies and Lady’s Bedstraw seeds, and we brought … Continue reading
Attack of the Stinging Nettles
Arrgh!!! Our butterfly bank has a huge mass of nettles growing on it!! I really don’t want to be doing the mass pulling-up of the prickly things, like last time. As much as we cover our hands and arms, we … Continue reading
Christmas has come early…
I somehow acquired a Douglas Fir Christmas tree. It was being sold off on Christmas Eve for £3 so I grabbed it and stuck it outside my house for the festive holiday. It then sat in a pot, on my … Continue reading
We finished re-staining the benches…
Today, we cracked on with re-staining the rest of our bench collection with my mate, who does what it says on the tin, Ronseal. And it didn’t rain!!! There’s a first!! Don’t they look absolutely divine. Simple, yet elegant design, … Continue reading
Playing Farmers
It’s always a tremendous feeling to be at the start of a wildflower-glade creation. Sowing the seeds that we collected last summer, and adding new seeds to the mix, to try to increase the biodiversity. To not do this means … Continue reading
You Could Drive A Tank Through That Gap…
A question often debated, by the various people who claim to know what they are talking about, is how wide should the path be. We have the one side who would opt for the skinny single-file track, and then the … Continue reading
Goodbye Big Will
We had to say “goodbye” to Big Will today. But more of that, later… The greenway is all things to all people – a path for everyone. So I took my family at the weekend and planted some trees. Note … Continue reading
We Have New Mugs…
I decided that we needed something new to drink our coffee out of. What better way to introduce our branded enamel mugs… I love ’em. Everybody loves ’em. And these bad-boys are not for sale in our shop… yet!! Let … Continue reading
