21st March 2021 update

The relief of cooler temperatures at night has arrived, thoughts are turning to an exciting new planting season, starting with some healthy new natives purchased at a local sale last weekend. These plants will be temporarily camping out with the other babies by the glasshouse until the the first good rainfall arrives – and the ground softens enough to make digging a bit easier, hopefully not to far away now. Tweaking curves of paths and garden shapes has begun using a mower and trimmer helping to visualise where the new arrivals will finally find their homes. The making of compost has stepped up a notch with the arrival of several nice big loads of horse poo (thank you Noel!) now mixed in to nine large bins, this should make great feed for the trees as they settle in.

Plant Count: 550+

PLANTING A FOREST/LOOKING AFTER A GARDEN
Since moving to Hendersons Line, Marton in June 2017 Sam and Lorraine have planted a huge number of native plants and trees. Eventually they hope to cover most of the site (4 acres) with a diverse mix of plants including plenty of food for the bees and birds, This will be combined with walking tracks and hidden spaces to just sit or stand, listen, catch a breath.