Archive for the ‘Trees’ Category

The Wildlife Strikes Back

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

Eeekk! The Wildlife is striking back…from Rabbits, to Leaf Beetles and Roe Deer they are all having a go!!

More to follow when I have time to prep the pictures of mass destruction :)

Picea Omorika: Serbian Spruce Our Living Christmas Tree!

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

How cool is this bright purple Picea omorika (Serbian Spruce) cone!

Picea omorika (Serbian Spruce) cone

It is hard to tell how small these little cones really are, but the next picture with Tammy standing next to the tree will hopefully give you some idea.

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Trees, Glorious Trees!

Friday, May 15th, 2009

We’ve said it before, but it’s worth repeating – we love trees :)   and a month ago we planted 25 new trees in our back garden! They have become our new ‘babies’ as they currently need a lot of attention (have to be watered every day it doesn’t rain for the first year!) but it’s great to have something to nurture! From the house most look more like twigs at the moment, but in a few years time they should look fantastic! We have quite a variety and they have all been planted as per our garden design so we have lots of different leaf colours, flowers, berries, shapes, bark etc. This is only about half the trees planned for the garden but this was all we could afford at the moment – we will wait until next season to plant some more. (more…)