We have also been experimenting with planting wildflowers, as we're thinking about planting a wildflower meadow of about half an acre - and we just wanted to see 'what came up' when we did some sowing around the swimming pool ... and the results have been very promising:
This part of the Blog is occasional posts on what is happening with the garden at 'Nichoir', including the wildlife we see here. The garden is around 4 acres (1.5 hectares), a mixture of lawn, pasture land, and vegetable garden; and there are some areas of more formal flower garden; and the whole area is surrounded by thick hedgerows and trees. We also have a small lake (or a large pond, depending on who we're talking to ...). You can see some photos in the Exploring Nichoir menu. We're just approaching our second Autumn here - and our main work in the garden over the year has been planting trees and shrubs to try to give the central areas of the garden some 'lift and height'. As we have had quite a lot of rain over this summer, with regular storms, it has helped the newly planted stock .... and we're beginning to see some real growth and shape: We have also been getting the vegetable growing going - with some raised beds for herbs and salad crops and a large area down the far end of the garden for a range of crops: This has been quite successful on a small scale and we have had good crops of fennel, chard, onions, various bean varieties, courgettes, cabbages, broccoli, leeks and some really excellent tomatoes. We have also been experimenting with planting wildflowers, as we're thinking about planting a wildflower meadow of about half an acre - and we just wanted to see 'what came up' when we did some sowing around the swimming pool ... and the results have been very promising: So, we reckon we will go ahead with the wildflower area and over the next week or two we'll gather some of the seeds from the wildflower planting we have done and use those for the sowing next year ... to add to the seeds we'll buy from a specialist supplier next Spring.
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AuthorSimon lives at Nichoir, Le Bruel, with his wife Noella. They moved here in May 2013, with their Newfoundland dog, Oska, and their cat, Snufkin. Together they have set out on an adventure to create what they hope will be home from home for family and a rather special Chambres D'Hotes for guests. Categories
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