Churchyard Update (2/12)
By Tim Hewitt, St Mary’s Head Gardener/ Community Gardener Last week we set a lot of leaning gravestones right and placed a new welcome stone at the gate. David, one […]
Churchyard Update (17/11)
By Tim Hewitt, St Mary’s Head Gardener/ Community Gardener This week we start the main phase of bulb planting. There are two large areas (along the railings in front of […]
Churchyard Update (4/11)
By Tim Hewitt, St Mary’s Head Gardener/ Community Gardener What to look for in the churchyard this week? Leaves. Lots of leaves. Even though I slightly resent the start of […]
Weekly Churchyard Update (27/10)
By Tim Hewitt, St Mary’s Head Gardener/ Community Gardener Only the Chrysanthemums are left standing in the South Bed. I am just waiting to talk to the builders before finding […]
Weekly Churchyard Update (13/10)
By Tim Hewitt, St Mary’s Head Gardener/ Community Gardener The South Bed is looking ragged now, as the last standing plants continue to be taken out. The Japanese anemones, Cosmos, […]
Churchyard Update (7/9)
By Tim Hewitt, St Mary’s Head Gardener/ Community Gardner While the new gravel bed has been widely (but not universally) admired, this week sees the arrival of a similar quantity […]
Churchyard Update (30/8)
By Tim Hewitt, St Mary’s Head Gardener/ Community Gardener It is all about shifting material this week. The recycled brick, concrete and ceramic won’t have escaped your notice. Getting […]
Churchyard Update (24/8)
By Tim Hewitt, St Mary’s Head Gardener/ Community Gardener This week (23/8 – 29/8) remodelling of the railings’ bed continues, with the emphasis on creating a low-maintenance and ground-nesting-insect-friendly […]
Churchyard Update (18/8)
By Tim Hewitt, St Mary’s Head Gardener/ Community Gardener This week (16-22 August), we continue to prepare the new railings’ bed, which will be stripped of vegetation and slightly landscaped […]
Churchyard Update (11/8)
By Tim Hewitt, St Mary’s Head Gardener This week, we will start to strip off dead material from the area by the fence in preparation for making the new bed. […]
