tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84999737987741395132024-03-14T11:17:42.897-07:00Holy Trinity Primary School Environmental GardenFollow us on our journey to create a wildlife friendly school garden that stimulates the imagination and helps the pupils to explore and learn about the wonders of natureklinsmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08188104183238400185noreply@blogger.comBlogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499973798774139513.post-6198238042478684622018-08-08T02:57:00.000-07:002018-08-08T02:57:39.661-07:00"Behaviour is the mirror<b>in which everyone shows their image"</b><br />
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe<br />
17.49-1832<br />
German writer and stateman<br />
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On the last weekend of term the school garden was opened to the public as part of the National Garden Scheme which donates monies to cancer charities each year. With the continuing hot and dry spell the group were hopeful that there would be something to show visiting members of the public.<br />
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Sunflowers are always appreciated by members of the public and the many insects which visit them. This year a wide and colourful range of flowers were planted.<br />
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After flowering the ripened seeds are welcomed by both Greenfinch and adventurous squirrels<br />
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During the afternoon there was a bit of excitement as the air ambulance passed over the garden twice then landed on the sports field to attend a nearby emergency.</div>
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The canna plants were late flowering this year but a couple managed to turn up trumps for the weekend.<br />
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Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708862739460732261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499973798774139513.post-18668903951265662212018-06-27T04:21:00.000-07:002018-06-27T04:21:16.334-07:00"Do not let the behaviour of others<b>destroy your inner peace"</b><br />
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Several months after the severe cold winter snaps the garden has responded quickly and having feared the loss of the bananas, cannas and gingers we were delighted to see green shoots as soon as the weather warmed up. Now the bananas are four feet high and looking good.<br />
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The tree ferns have also produced new fresh fronds and enjoy plenty of water<br />
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The chain ferns are much slower recovering but they are starting to grow. Hopefully there will be some new fronds before the NGS weekend in July.<br />
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Blue is the colour at the moment and the masses of flowers are magnets for bees.<br />
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The very small campanula bee is recorded here. At around 5 mm long it is a delight to watch as it flies from one flower to another. At the end of the day it is often possible to see several of these bees in one flower where they spend the night in safety.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ornamental Banana plant</td></tr>
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The ornamental banana plant is thriving in the warm weather and grows a new leaf each week. The decorative canna alongside it has a matching design.<br />
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The herb bed is doing well and the thyme attracts many bees to the small purple flowers<br />
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The newly planted bed at the back of the garden has many insect friendly plants in it and is maturing well. The wall has recently been repaired and the workmen were careful where they put their feet and we thank them for that!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The potato crop is doing well. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rambling rose has produced many flowers this year</td></tr>
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The ox-eye daisies were grown from seed three years ago and this year they have flowered well.<br />
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The garden group meet most sunday afternoons and are always looking for extra hands. Even just mowing the grass would help at this busy time. The children use the garden at this time of year enjoying outdoor lessons in the willow classroom and a chance to be with nature- be it a bug hunt or pond dipping! <br />
Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708862739460732261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499973798774139513.post-52119159466857502032018-03-30T04:16:00.000-07:002018-03-30T04:16:56.217-07:00"Hatred is an affair of the heart;<b>contempt is that of the head"</b><br />
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<b>Arthur Schopenhaur- a German philosopher 1788-1860</b><br />
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<b> </b>The recent poor weather gave the garden group a chance to tidy the sheds and clean up the tools ready for the 2018 season. All the various nuts, bolts, screws and fittings were all sorted into compartments for finding quickly when needed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sorting out the various nuts, bolts screws and fittings</td></tr>
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In the back corner a very large spider was disturbed- probably one of the <i>Tegenaria</i> species. It did not stop long enough to clinch identification<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A large <i>Tegenaria</i> spider</td></tr>
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The potatoes had been left to chit for a couple of weeks and were thought large enough to plant. Early varieties of Desiree and Maris Piper were chosen for this year. Compost was dug into the trench before planting to hopefully enhance yield!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The red Desiree potatoes and the Maris Piper potatoes below</td></tr>
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The potato patch all planted up and labelled. Hopefully we can deter the local black cat from scratching about in it!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our potato patch</td></tr>
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The daffodils have done well this year and two varieties in particular have excelled. 'Jetfire' bulbs were planted in pots and 'Sailboat' bulbs which were planted directly in the new bee friendly bed at the back of the garden under the wall<br />
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The crocus flowers were late appearing once the snow had melted but this year very few bumble bees were seen feeding in them.. Hopefully the bees were not lured out by the previous week of fine and warm weather only to succumb to the cold. Last Sunday though queen Buff-tail and Red-tail bumble bees were seen in the garden so hopefully most have survived.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">delightful cream crocus flowers</td></tr>
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The soil has been too wet to do any digging and still too cold to think about planting any early vegetables. With April approaching and hopefully warmer weather these jobs can take place.<br />
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The garden group always welcomes new helpers. The small group who tend the school garden for the enrichment of the lives of the children (be it mini-beast hunts or looking for the signs of Spring) meet most Sunday afternoon. If you are interested please leave your details in the school office so that we can contact you.<br />
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<br />Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708862739460732261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499973798774139513.post-89711714602965445872018-02-19T01:40:00.000-08:002018-02-19T01:40:42.046-08:00"Climb the mountain so that you can see the world..<b>...not so that the world can see you"</b><br />
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An old Chinese proverb<br />
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During half term essential repairs were continued and work started to make good and prepare the garden for the Spring.<br />
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The wind turbine repair was finished thanks to our good friends Chesterton and Matthews in Old Parish Lane who supplied two lengths of 9ft scaffold pipe and two clamps. The turbine should now stand up to a very severe gale!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The scaffolding is clamped to the turbine post</td></tr>
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Work was carried out behind the garden toilet. The water butts had slipped off of their pedestals and the area needed tidying up. The butts were laid on some paving slabs and refitted to the down pipe on the toilet. All was working well when we left and water was running into the system.<br />
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The tangled web of Brambles and Ivy which had encroached around the water butts has been removed.<br />
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The first frogspawn of the year was noted in the pond on Thursday February 8th. Over the next week a considerable amount of spawn had been laid and a maximum count of 63 frogs were counted. Some activity was still noted on the 18th although the number of frogs in the pond had considerably dropped off. There are a lot of frog pictures and we make no apology for this!<br />
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Further evidence that Spring is approaching . The garden is coming back to life after what seemed to be a very long winter<br />
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<br />Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708862739460732261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499973798774139513.post-13429708508352286572018-02-07T06:16:00.000-08:002018-02-07T06:16:02.163-08:00"Fast is fine...<b>but accuracy is everything"</b><br />
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Xenophon - a 4th century Historian, philosopher, and soldier. A follower of Plato and a student of Socrates.<br />
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The storms which hit Weymouth during January left their mark in the school garden. Storm Dylan inflicted the worst damage though. The <i>tetrapanix</i> had all of its' leaves stripped off and now looks a little sad but new leaves will sprout once the weather warms up.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The leaf scars on the <i>tetrapanax</i> trunk</td></tr>
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At the other end of the garden the fierce winds ripped the roofing felt off of the tool shed to reveal some rotten wood underneath. The roof frame had to be repaired before new felt was positioned.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The exposed shed roof once the felt was removed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rotten timber</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even worse rotten timber!</td></tr>
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New felt and timber was sourced and the repair undertaken in one afternoon so as to keep the shed watertight.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old rotten wood being removed and replaced</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carefully measuring out the roof felt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first layer safely it situ</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from the top!</td></tr>
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Spring flowers have come early again this year. The <i>Pulmonaria</i>- much favoured by early waking bees is in profusion around the garden.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early daffodils</td></tr>
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The daffodils seem to flower earlier and earlier as the years go by.<br />
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Another project undertaken was the repair of the wind vane/ power generator . The blades had two fractures in them and were causing imbalance. The whole thing was carefully taken down, serviced then repaired and re-positioned in one afternoon.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Re-positioned as the sun was setting</td></tr>
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The 'paper bark' birch tree looking resplendent in the winter sunshine</div>
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Finally the Corsican Hellabore is in flower. This magnificent plant was given to us by our friends from Abbotsbury Gardens and it is thriving well.<br />
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Work continues during the winter period and the pond area is the next on the list. Alien plants are smothering the native ones around the pond edges and this needs to be sorted! Our bees and hoverflies prefer native species and are often specialists to just a single plant genus- the campanula bee - at just 4mm long- is a good example of this. Unknown in the garden until we introduced suitable plants it has now been recorded many times.<br />
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<br />Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708862739460732261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499973798774139513.post-4046571280408741602017-12-14T09:19:00.000-08:002017-12-14T09:19:17.725-08:00"Forgive many things in others;<b>nothing in yourself"</b><br />
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<b>Ansonius- a Roman poet and teacher 310-395AD</b><br />
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<b> </b>It is a quiet time in the garden as the nights draw in and the days grow shorter but the past few weekends the garden group have been busy tidying up. One job was to sort out the three large compost bins and make use of the good compost found.<br />
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Another important job was to relocate the ornamental banana plant. It will not tolerate the cold so it had be carefully dug up and placed in a large container. It has been stored in the summer house for the winter months.<br />
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The tetrapanax tree is flowering. The leaves on the tree are huge and the flowers so small and delicate<br />
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Pansy plants have been placed in the baskets. After just two days the pigeons had found them and were grazing the leaves. Something had to be done!<br />
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In the greenhouse the living stones and succulents are thriving. They do not need watering at this time of the year<br />
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The moth trap was run on a few calm and warm evenings and this magnificent Cosmopolitan moth was trapped. A relatively scarce migrant moth to the UK. It was of course released unharmed along with the others.<br />
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As the term came to a close the traditional carol service was held in the garden. The garden group volunteers had floodlit the garden as in previous years. About 100 people turned up for the service and many commented on the excellent performance by the school choir. Prior to setting up the evening sky was spectcular<br />
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Some photographs were taken of the garden with the flash<br />
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The atmosphere was set for the carol service<br />
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The large crowd attending the carol service<br />
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Finally the garden group wish all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.<br />
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<br />Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708862739460732261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499973798774139513.post-92186983726650288882017-10-17T07:25:00.000-07:002017-10-17T07:25:31.375-07:00"When the wind of change blows......<b>some people build walls and some people build windmills"</b><br />
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With the summer rapidly coming to a close the emphasis in the garden is tidying and making good. Work started a few weeks ago in creating a new wildlife friendly border at the back of the garden against the wall. The group has found enough plants from cutting and splitting others to fill the new border. Wildlife moved in quickly and a slow-worm was seen recently basking on the warm soil.<br />
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The tall echiums have done their job and once the bees had stopped feeding on the delicate blue flowers they were taken down before they fell. The stems proved to be very difficult to deal with. Eventually a bow saw was used to cut them up into manageable lengths. They are very prickly so gloves are essential when handling these plants!<br />
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Tidying pots and compost bags often reveals some spectacular spiders.<br />
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There is still a lot of colour in the garden which continues to attract bees and butterflies<br />
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The Common Carder Bee is one of the few bees still on the wing.<br />
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Red Admiral butterflies have been arriving on the South coast from Europe over the past few weeks. Often they are in pristine condition but this one looks like it has had a close brush with a bird as a beak sized chunk is missing from the wing<br />
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The 'paper-bark' Silver Birch trees are at their best now. A gentle pruning of the lower branches was required to keep the trees well balanced and looking good</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our <i>Tetrapanax</i> tree is reaching for the sky!</td></tr>
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We have been kindly given a second <i>Tetrapanax</i> tree which has been planted nearby to help create an even more Jurassic feel about the lower end of the garden.<br />
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The chain ferns are at their best now and close inspection of the fronds reveals where why they are called as such!<br />
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Autumn is here and the trees are responding. The sycamore leaves are turning brown and the 'helicopter' seeds are falling all over the garden. The leaves on the Ginkgo tree are slowly turning.<br />
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The next large job in the garden involves the pond which needs a lot of attention and thinning out. The water lilies are taking over reducing open water for the water boatmen and pond skaters. Hopefully a few dry weekends will help the job along!<br />
Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708862739460732261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499973798774139513.post-9694019719011439322017-09-04T01:35:00.001-07:002017-10-17T07:29:54.346-07:00"Remember not getting what you want.<b>is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck"</b><br />
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Work continued in the garden over the school holidays tidying up and getting on top of outstanding jobs. Plants are always growing and need to be kept in check. Work is continuing on the area at the back of the garden along the wall where a new bed is being created to link up to the other insect friendly beds. Insects have been very visible over the past few weeks with a good range of bees, hover-flies, butterflies and dragonflies all on the wing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Honey Bee feeding on Sedum</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-tailed Bumblebee on a Geum flower</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-tailed Bumbebee feed on Verbena</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Possible <i>Andrena</i> bee feeding on a geranium</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another hover-fly enjoying a carpet of pollen!</td></tr>
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The garden also recently welcomed visitors from our good neighbours at Gracewell. A steady stream walked around the garden at the Gracewell Summer Fete in glorious sunshine. Many found the time to sit and enjoy the surroundings and we received many good comments about the garden and how lucky the school was to have such a valuable asset for the children to study plants and mini-beasts!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stunning <i>crocosmia</i> "Emily McKenzie" </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Basking Southern Hawker on <i>eryngium</i> flower head</td></tr>
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The school re-opens on the 5th September and we welcome new pupils and also wish those moving up into new classes good luck in their further step in education. We hope that they will get a chance to visit the garden and enjoy all that goes with it Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708862739460732261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499973798774139513.post-44479170847975193662017-07-19T03:33:00.000-07:002017-07-22T01:23:11.108-07:00"Wise men speak because they have something to say..<b>whereas fools speak because they have to say something"</b><br />
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Garden group members continued over the weekend to tidy up and make good ready for the forthcoming NGS open days. Monies taken by gardens open to the NGS helps change lives with large amounts of money going to cancer charities, carers trusts and hospices.<br />
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The daisies are doing well since the clump was split earlier this year. The flowers are larger and a Rose Chafer was found resting on one of them <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Rose Chafer</td></tr>
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The hanging baskets are also doing well. Again the begonia corms were lifted and split earlier this year and re-used for a second time. The plants are bigger with larger flowers.<br />
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The Globe Artichokes are starting to flower. They can be picked and eaten at an earlier stage but the group prefer to see the flowers which the bees often dive into head first<br />
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In the triangle bed the cannas, ornamental banana and dahlia's are all thriving showing a wonderful mix and match of colour and shape<br />
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The bee beds continue to attract many insects including bees, wasps, hover flies and butterflies. Seven species of butterflies were recorded in the garden last Sunday afternoon<br />
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The few remaining exquisite birds crafted by the pupils have been relocated to keep them in a safer environment. They look stunning hanging from the trees into the school garden<br />
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A freshly emerged Southern Hawker dragonfly was spotted resting near the pond<br />
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Finally our friendly Robin continues to follow us around the garden on the ever lookout for something to eat. It is very tame and will stand close to the trowel or fork. The bird is beginning to moult now as the breeding season is over and is looking a little scruffy!<br />
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<b>The school garden is open this coming weekend. Saturday July 22nd and Sunday July 23rd from 13.00 to 17.00. Teas and refreshments are to be served next door by our good friends at Gracewell. The garden group look forward to seeing you and showing you around the garden.</b>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708862739460732261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499973798774139513.post-53282393166423897672017-07-12T10:09:00.000-07:002017-07-12T10:09:19.872-07:00"Respect for ourselves guides our morals....<b>while respect for others guides our manners"</b><br />
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The garden group have been working hard over the past week to get the garden ready for the NGS weekend which is creeping up on us fast! The grass has been cut and edges trimmed but of course some wild areas of grass have been left for invertebrates.<br />
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Around the Jurassic garden the plants are doing well. The tree ferns are needing regular watering in this hot weather and the chain ferns below benefit from this<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Ginko tree now two years old is also growing well</td></tr>
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In the World War 2 garden the potato patch and the broad beans are thriving although there is a little blackfly appearing on the broad beans.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The honeysuckle on the fence is a mass of colour and scent</td></tr>
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<b> </b>Mrs Legg's flower bed has had a makeover and the plants trimmed and cut back and a couple of new small fuchsias have been planted<br />
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The pond has been overtaken by duckweed and it is very hard to get on top of it. A little looks fine but we do not want it carpeting the pond!<br />
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The purple loosestrife is looking good at the moment and the water figwort. A water avens is also in flower and looks a little like a large buttercup. This plant needs watching though or else it might take over!<br />
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Both Emperor and Migrant Hawker dragonflies have been seen lately, a Comma butterfly on the verbena and a humming bird hawk moth on the geums.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hummingbird Hawk-moth</td></tr>
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The garden is open to the public July 22nd and July 23rd. It will be well sign posted. In 2016 proceeds from NGS gardens which opened right across the country raised some £2.7 million pounds for various charities. Opening times from 13.00 to 17.00 on both days. Refreshments available. We look forward to seeing you all there!Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708862739460732261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499973798774139513.post-37832858361566507582017-06-09T04:26:00.000-07:002017-06-09T04:26:08.147-07:00"Change is inevitable..<b>progression is choice"</b><br />
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The blossom this Spring was again spectacular as the cherry trees at the back of the garden and the other smaller fruit trees lit up the garden with fantastic flowers. <br />
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The emergence of the blossom brought with it the bees who feasted on the pollen. Many early species were noted including<i> Andrena clarkella, Andrena fulva</i> and <i>Andrena cineraria</i>. The garden group have recently purchased three more apple tress to plant in the orchard area. This should be done within the next week or so.<br />
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Other spring flowers which brought colour and interest to the garden were;<br />
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In the pond the Marsh Marigolds continue to expand on the bankside. Unfortunately the flowers do not last long<br />
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The ornamental banana plant which has spent the winter indoors in the shelter of the HQ shed has been put back out. Within two weeks it had grown two new leaves. It continues to be a focal point in the garden <br />
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In the nest box the Blue Tits again moved in and initially laid ten eggs but only six hatched. The female is a bird which had been ringed in the garden the previous winter.<br />
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The Great Tits nested in one of the bat boxes in the Jurassic Garden. Last weekend the young birds could be heard calling for food from around the garden.<br />
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The cycad plant has been moved to a sunnier and warmer position. It was showing signs of stress so has been moved a short distance away. <br />
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Below them the chain ferns are now growing well after two years and are looking healthy. They also like their roots damp.<br />
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The group have been busy the past couple of weeks constructing a mud kitchen for the pupils to use. The frame of this project has been recycled pallets. The sink has been recycled from a nearby scrap metal merchant and the pots and pans given by kind donation. The work is almost done with the sink being fitted last weekend.<br />
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Finally the best has been saved till last. After nurturing the bird of paradise plant for a couple of years the garden group were rewarded a week or so ago by the most magnificent flower. Over the past week it has continued to open. One young lad at the school likened to a crazy hair cut!<br />
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The force ten gale which blasted the school garden this week did a little damage but it is hoped to tidy this up and make good this next weekend.<br />
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The garden group always welcome new helpers with an interest in gardening. Why not join us?<br />
Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708862739460732261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499973798774139513.post-80423473937830208372017-03-27T11:01:00.000-07:002017-03-27T11:01:49.247-07:00"Real knowledge is to know the extent<b>of one's ignorance"</b><br />
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The fine weather over the weekend meant that a lot of outstanding jobs in the garden could be executed. One of the jobs was the rebuilding of the raised bed in the church funded area of the garden. The old wooden retaining posts had come to the end of their days and need replacing urgently before the bed collapsed. This area is the only place in the garden where we record the Lesser Stag Beetle.<br />
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The bee and butterfly beds also received a lot of attention. Tidying up, weeding and replanting all took place over the weekend<br />
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Over the weekend several species of bee were recorded- buff-tailed, white-tailed and red-tailed bumble bees, andrena clarkella and the handsome Tawny Mining -bee Andrena fulva. A couple of early wasps were also noted and Peacock and Small Tortoishell butterflies.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-tailed Bumble bee</td></tr>
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Work started on the willow classroom which has an annual haircut at this time of year to help regain the original shape. Many of the smaller whips were bundled and put in a bucket to root as infill when the repair work starts in earnest next month. Larger lengths of willow will be sourced from nearby Abbotsbury Swannery.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Th willow cuttings</td></tr>
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At least three pairs of Robins have territories which abut in the garden. One pair is nesting behind the sheds just over the wall. They are all very confiding and are always keen to spot garden volunteers as they know that there will be a good chance of an easy meal<br />
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With Spring now well underway the Blue Tits and Great Tits are sorting out who moves into which nest box. The Blue tits have staked their original claim. They have nested in here for four years now. The Great tits have settled for the box by the sheds. <br />
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In the tropical bed the Melianthus is flowering. This magnificent lush plant enjoys the sunny position here and is covered with pendulous purple flowers<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The banana plants are making strong growth after the winter months</td></tr>
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Many of the early spring flowers are now going over. This year we have had stunning displays of daffodils and crocus. The small <i>iris reticulata</i> were the best for several years but alas they do not last long!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>iris reticulata</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Minature tete-a-tetes</td></tr>
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As Sunday drew to a close white whisps of cloud appeared to end what had been a very constructive and busy weekend.<br />
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<b> </b>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708862739460732261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499973798774139513.post-13009993978428793762017-02-21T02:46:00.000-08:002017-02-21T02:46:13.124-08:00"An ounce of practice..<b>is worth more than a ton of preaching"</b><br />
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The weather warmed up considerably over the weekend and allowed some work to continue in the garden. The enhancement and repair work for the willow classroom continued with a start being made on shredding the smaller branches. The shredded bark has been distributed in the woodland walk to improve the path through there.<br />
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The warmer weather has triggered the frogs! A slight change in water temperature and they come from nowhere and start laying frogspawn. This year we have more than ever before which means that our pond and garden are in a very healthy state and frogs are surviving to return to their native pond. A lot of pictures of the frogs but they have a magnetic appeal about them splashing and croaking in the pond.<br />
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<b> </b>In the greenhouse the <i>crassulas</i> are flowering well now. we have waited a couple of years for this event. The small, simple delicate flowers are pleasing to the eye<br />
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The sundew plants and venus fly traps are also awakening from the winter shutdown<br />
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Elsewhere Spring is in the air. The Corsican Hellabore is in flower and nearby a lot of Pulmonaria is in flower. This plant produces early flowers for bees. There are few other options available for the bees at this time of year<br />
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On a Calendula flower an Angle Shades moth caterpillar was basking in the sunshine<br />
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Daffodils, yellow and blue crocuses are now flowering and the few bees and hoverflies on the wing were visiting them on Saturday afternoon. Also seen was a Peacock and a Small Tortoisehell butterfly<br />
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Finally our <i>Echium russula</i> plants are doing well in the cold frame. These will be transplanted out later and the bees will enjoy them<br />
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A gap in the weekend weather allowed a couple of hours in the garden to continue tidying up. Work commenced on cutting up the field maple branches. These have been separated into brash , small timber and bigger timber. The lengths of timber will eventually be stacked in the woodland walk to make a bug hotel. The brash, which is an important part of forestry in general, will be shredded and the chippings put back into the garden around the raised beds. Nothing will be wasted.<br />
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Already with the removal of the field maples it was noted that the late afternoon winter sun was touching the willow classroom which means that in Spring and Summer the classroom will get all day sunshine which will help the structure to recover.</div>
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Elsewhere general tidying was undertaken by garden volunteers. There are a lot of leaves to take off of the beds and allow light to hit the many bulbs which are just poking above the ground. As mentioned the daffodils are on the verge of bursting into flower. The cold snap has put them back a little but the first should be in flower next weekend.</div>
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The periwinkle is flowering. These lovely pastel blue flowers are a delight to the eye in the winter months.</div>
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As the day finished and the sun set in the west the grass garden came into its' own. Backlit from the sun these grasses looked resplendent<br />
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There is always much to be done in the garden and as Winter slowly becomes Spring work in the garden increases and the group always welcome new faces. If you would like to volunteer and help manage this wonderful education asset to the school please get in touch with the office.Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708862739460732261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499973798774139513.post-50695452870207831282017-01-08T08:47:00.000-08:002017-01-08T08:47:24.498-08:00"Nothing ever goes away..<b>until it has taught us what we need to know"</b><br />
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The garden has been ticking over during the Christmas and New Year festivities. The soil has been too wet to work without causing damage so tidying up here and there, routine maintenance and repairing has been the order of the day. There are still a lot of flowers out and have been over the New Year.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Geranium 'Rozanne' is still in flower much to the pleasure of the few bees still about</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even Strawberries are flowering and forming!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last of the raspberries- the blackbirds haven't found them yet!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The peanut butter plant is thriving in the shelter of banana plants and gingers </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colourful 'Salvia' still flowering in profusion</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Attractive seed head of the ginger giving some winter interest</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plenty of interest in the grass garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Iris reticulata</i> appearing under the paper bark birch tree</td></tr>
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In the Jurassic garden the chain ferns are slowing increasing in size. By next summer they should look spectacular. The name is derived from the delicate marking on the fronds<br />
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One of the tit nest boxes had been destroyed by a Great-spotted Woodpecker who enlarged the hole looking for food inside. They will often take young chicks from a box in the breeding season. A new front has been made for the box and then re-positioned.<br />
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Over the past two years the willow classroom has slowly been dying off on one corner of the structure. This is because the Field Maples which were planted prior to the willow classroom have now grown so large and tall that they are starving the willow of light for photosynthesis of the leaves and also taking ground water away which willow thrives on. These Field Maples have been cut down and then fresh Willow can be sourced, rooted and planted to replace to dead area. The Field Maples trunks will be coppiced at ground level to encourage new growth but this will now be kept at a reasonable height to avoid further damage to the classroom.<br />
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The smaller sticks and branches will be fed into our shredder and used on the garden and the larger branches will be sawn into sensible lengths and positioned in the woodland walk to create a wildlife hotel which beetles will favour. Nothing will be wasted or removed from the garden!<br />
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Nearby the Hazel has produced catkins<br />
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Finally in the shelter of the garden amongst the woodland walk the daffodils are about to burst into flower. This is always a high point of the year in the school garden. Hopefully the next blog update will feature daffodils in flower!<br />
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Bad weather has curtailed garden activity lately but a quick look around revealed that the raised bed in the memory garden needed urgent attention. The wooden posts which have been there since 2008 are starting to rot and there was a fear that the bed would collapse or at the very least dry out. This raised bed has some very interesting ferns growing in it and along with the rotting stumps there are lichens, moulds and fungi. Although quite small this bed is of great interest and it is the only place in the garden where we record the Lesser Stag Beetle<br />
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The posts will be treated with ducksback and the ends dipped in black damp proofing paint to hopefully prolong their lifespan.<br />
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The damp weather has produced some wonderful slime moulds. Seeming to generate from the last delivery of bark chippings they provided a colourful, if not brief and interesting display<br />
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The ox eye daisies which were grown from seed were finally transplanted into the pond area. Twelve healthy plants were moved from the cold frame and positioned along the sunny side of the pond where we hope next year they will give a good display. Our friendly Robin was quick on the scene and was hopping about between the trowel and the plants quickly picking out tasty morsels.<br />
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In the greenhouse the flowers of the living stones are slowly dying away but the two <i>Crassula</i> plants have developed small flower buds. One of the cactus plants was also in flower.<br />
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The moth trap has continued to be operated on warm nights. We are particularly keen this time of the year to trap the Oak Rustic moth. Several specimens were trapped last year. This rare species has a very small distribution in Dorset and we are keen to prove breeding in the school grounds where it thrives on evergreen Holm Oak trees.<br />
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With a break in the weather when calm returned there was an opportunity to set a small mist net and these delightful avian visitors were trapped and ringed<br />
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<span id="goog_282983922"></span><span id="goog_282983923"></span>Colour still remains in the garden and there are many flowers still in full bloom. Along with them the trees are also looking good as the lack of a hard frost has meant that the trees have still retained many of their leaves.<br />
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The Field Maple trees will have to be cut back over the winter period as they are contributing to the demise of one part of the willow classroom. They have become so big now that they are not only taking moisture away from the ground which the willow needs but also shading out the plants. The group have decided that the willow classroom is more important than the Field Maple but a small shrub or tree will be planted in place of it.<br />
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Finally with the school carol service looming an initial test run was made positioning the lighting which is traditionally used. The service will this year be held in the Jurassic Garden where the choir can use the lookout platform and the service will carry much better and heard by everyone<br />
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<br />Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708862739460732261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499973798774139513.post-57304561897957899822016-10-27T07:44:00.002-07:002016-10-30T10:37:02.801-07:00"Leadership is an opportunity to serve-it is not a trumpet call to self importance"<br />
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J Waters<br />
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The prevailing easterly winds which recently blasted the country brought with them a lot of small birds from Russia, in fact some from as far as Siberia. The town was full of Yellow-browed Warblers. They were seen all along the nearby Rodwell trail and two birds were even recorded in the school garden<br />
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In recent days the Living Stones (Lithops) have burst into flower in the greenhouse. These delightful flowers do not last long but are always eagerly awaited through the summer months.<br />
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Also in the greenhouse the "fish-hook" cactus is looking good with the top spikes looking very splendid<br />
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With the approach of colder weather prevention is better than cure and our ornamental banana plant has been trimmed and stored indoors. It will rest all winter in a bucket of compost and leaf mulch and be replanted next April. The treatment looks drastic but it will recover- honestly!</div>
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Tell tale evidence of Greenfinch activity has been noted under the giant sunflower plants. The seeds are now ripe and ready for eating and the birds are quick to cash in.<br />
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The<i> tetrapanax</i> is in flower. These magnificent flower heads adorn the monster sized leaves. Next year the plant should be even more impressive.</div>
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The bizarre blue flowers of the 'scardey cat plant' (<i>Coleus canina</i>)continue to bloom. The plant releases a very strong smell when touched or disturbed and it is said that this smell deters cats. The flowers are similar to salvias.</div>
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Even by mid morning, in places where the sun has not yet reached overnight rain drops still sit on leaves. These drops are on the peanut butter plant.<br />
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The flower sprout plants are rapidly developing the delicious flower sprouts and hopefully they will be ready for Xmas. Different from brussel sprouts these plants produce very small cabbages at the leaf axil. They are delicious with butter.<br />
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Work has started on the pond and will continue next weekend. A lot of vegetation has been cut back to get light onto it during the winter months and the next stage is to remove a lot of the water lilies which are now clogging up the pond and reducing open water which Pond Skaters and Water Boatmen love.<br />
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<br />Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708862739460732261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499973798774139513.post-72040901582843479722016-10-13T04:59:00.001-07:002016-10-15T02:32:26.947-07:00"Work for a cause..<b>not for applause"</b><br />
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The Autumn equinox has passed and we slowly slide into winter now. Fortunately the weather is still good and there is a lot of colour and interest in the garden. Insects are still very common. Over the past week we have recorded Large White, Small White, Painted Lady, Comma and Red Admiral butterflies and around the pond several Migrant Hawker and Common Sympetrum dragonflies. An interesting hoverfly was also recorded- possibly <i>Xanthogramma pedissequum</i> but this small group of hoverflies maybe split even further with discovery of another species within the group. Hummingbird Hawk moths have also been recorded recently<br />
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<b> </b>The canna's and ornamental banana continue to grow and the height of the canna plants is well over six feet. They are a stunning show as you walk up the path. The grass garden also looks good when the plot is backlit by the sun<br />
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In the greenhouse we have prepared for winter and the time when plants have to be put back in there for frost protection. We have washed and cleaned the inside with Jeyes Fluid and will shortly start putting the tender plants back inside. One of the succulent plants has recently flowered and the 'donkey tail' succulent <br />
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The garden group will continue to work most weekends over the winter period- weather permitting. Anybody with an interesting in gardening or just enjoying pottering about is always welcome to join us. Please leave your name at the school office desk and we can get in touch with you.Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708862739460732261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499973798774139513.post-85820333618929771032016-09-03T08:24:00.001-07:002016-09-03T11:37:47.089-07:00"The world is a book..<b>and those who do not travel read only a page"</b><br />
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<b>Anon</b><br />
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Some fine warm nights have enabled us to run the moth trap. Over the past week ten new species have been put on the ever growing list. Hawk moths have almost finished but migrant moths are always a possibility. However we did catch one large moth, a Red Underwing. On arrival at the trap it was resting on the outside and possible a few minutes later in arriving it would have gone. We have recently been pestered with large numbers of wasps in and around the trap. They cause no trouble in the early hours of the day and disperse quickly.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dusky Thorn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The aptly named- Spectacle!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vapourer- the female is wingless</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bloodvein</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jersey Tiger</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Underwing</td></tr>
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The sunflowers continue to grow and one patch must have flowers well over 12 feet high. Hopefully the weekend winds will not destroy them so they can be enjoyed next week by the pupils.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The magnificent sunflower bed dwarfing the runner beans</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The flower sprouts are doing well and we are hoping for a good crop of this tasty vegetable</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Cannas are thriving and one plant is well over 6 feet tall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The decorative Banana plant grows a new leaf each week</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fennel- a magnet for bees and hoverflies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Papyrus plants enjoying the temporary move to the pond</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">James Grieve apple tree has plenty of fruit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salvia <i>involucrata</i> 'Bethellii'</td></tr>
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One Red Admiral butterfly took a liking to a T shirt and stayed there for a good five minutes before flying off<br />
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A visitor to the moth trap at first light is the Robin. He is weighing up the chances of a possible easy meal and the trap has be moved about the garden each time to avoid the bird getting into bad habits!<br />
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The garden has been given five beautifully created leaves which the group have now positioned on the fence. It is intended to label them for the children to become aware of leaf shapes and names of trees. <br />
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The new school term starts next week and we welcome new pupils to the school and hope that they will soon find their way into the garden and enjoy the last of the summer colour and vegetables and sample some of the wildlife which is always presentStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708862739460732261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499973798774139513.post-67750561290987377482016-08-22T07:25:00.000-07:002016-09-03T08:25:13.312-07:00"Yesterday is ashes, tomorrow wood..<b>only today the fire burns brightly"</b><br />
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An Eskimo proverb<br />
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Work continues in the garden as the group tidies up, moves plants about and making good here and there with the secateurs. Some of the class beds are looking good with the sweetcorn, runner bean and sunflower beds looking particularly spectacular. The sweetcorn, or maize, is some of the highest we have seen growing in the garden but alas over the weekend the strong South Westerlies caused a little damage but nothing too devastating.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The magnificent sunflower bed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two casualties!</td></tr>
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The two fallen plants will not be wasted. The flower heads cut off and dried and the seeds will be put on the bird table. Greenfinch and House Sparrow will enjoy them once they have hardened off.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sweetcorn patch</td></tr>
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The runner beans took the winds in their stride and although leaning a little they have survived and are producing a lot of tasty green beans!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">plenty of flowers on the runner bean plants</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fresh produce!</td></tr>
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The beans need to be picked hard and regularly to encourage more beans. This holds true to most vegetables in fact.<br />
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The hanging baskets are stunning. Unfortunately they did not come into bloom for the NGS weekend but at present look fantastic. This year we chose a Begonia variety called 'apricot shades'.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hanging baskets</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Subtle pastel shades</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Multicoloured blooms</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deep Apricot colours</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A mix of colours and flower sizes</td></tr>
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The moth trap has been run on a few warm nights but the wind has kept things a little quiet. Hopefully the winds will ease this week and we can continue with our 'mothing'. One attractive moth was caught though- a Canary Shouldered Thorn<br />
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Another moth trapped, although common, is often seen indoors on a warm summer night. A plume moth called Emmelina monodactyla.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Emmelina monodactyla</i> or Common Plume</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow Shell</td></tr>
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The grass garden requires little maintenance but gives the onlooker both motion and texture. This shot was taken looking up through the Giant Bronze Oat grass to the blue sky above<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bluest of skies!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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This year we have just one fruit on the kiwi plant. Last year we had plenty. This autumn the plant will be pruned heavily. Possibly there is too much growth on it now to produce fruit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our only kiwi fruit!</td></tr>
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In the late afternoon a couple of young Robins appear. One is particularly friendly and allows a very close approach.<br />
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Finally the Globe Artichokes are flowering and there is always a lot of pollen in these flowers. This bee was spotted gorging itself and is heavily coated in pollen. It almost looked like an unknown species. It defended the flower, not allowing other bees to land until it has had had enough!<br />
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We are hoping that the sunflowers and sweetcorn will survive till the start of the new term so that the children who planted them can see them and enjoy their planting efforts.Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708862739460732261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499973798774139513.post-5963508264678434132016-08-02T03:24:00.000-07:002016-09-03T08:24:47.281-07:00"Forgive your enemies..<b>but never forget their names"</b><br />
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<b>John F Kennedy</b><br />
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Despite the school holiday the garden group are working hard to maintain the plants and fixtures. It is also a good time of year to run the moth trap as many interesting and often unusual migrant species can be found. Setting the trap means an early rise before the insects get too active in the trap and many often leave once the temperature picks up. However a recent early morning visit was rewarded with a staggering Black Arches moth. It had actually settled on the outside of the trap and could have flown off at any time. Luck was on our side that morning. It is surely one of the most beautiful British moths<br />
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The first moth out of the trap was a Garden Tiger<br />
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The hanging baskets are starting to fill out and tumble over the sides. Alas a little late after the NGS weekend but they are still enjoyable. The Begonia plugs were late getting going due to the cool Spring but they are not coming into their best.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The magnificent Banana patch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mass of flowers in the helpers bed. All bee friendly!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Migrant Hawker dragonfly</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Venus Fly-trap plants enjoying a few days outside of the greenhouse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Superb artwork from Mrs Palmer's class on the back wall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink Fir Apple potatoes- not a good crop this year!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Desiree potatoes- just from one plant. A much better crop</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Verbena bonariensis</i>- a magnet for insects</td></tr>
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As the group were tidying up on the weekend an interesting 'vespoid' wasp was discovered. Some quick photographs were taken to record the event but identification will require the use of the stereo microscope!<br />
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Rain is forecast for the next thirty-six hours or so and this will help considerably with the growth of the vegetables especially the runner beans<br />
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<br />Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708862739460732261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499973798774139513.post-51083673351730867182016-07-19T09:49:00.002-07:002016-08-04T03:13:34.225-07:00"When you try to control everything...<b>..you enjoy nothing"</b><br />
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Anon<br />
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The garden has seen a lot of activity over the past two weekends. On the first weekend in conjunction with the Friend's Summer Fayre the School Jurassic Garden was officially opened and handed over to the pupils who we hope will enjoy it and learn from it. Dr Phil Sterling was asked to open the garden for us. Phil was the perfect link between Dorset County Council, the environment and the natural history which abounds in the garden. Phil's role within the County Council is Coast and Countryside Service Manager and he was well suited for the task. The head teacher Mrs Fiona Daykin helped Phil with the ribbon cutting celebration. Once the ribbon had been cut the children shot into the garden like coiled springs eager to see what was within!<br />
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Aferwards Phil gave us a masterclass in micro-lepidoptera- his subject, showing us the underside of leaves and the many species of micro-moth eggs and small caterpillars which reside there. He finished the afternoon with a glorious show of moths which he had trapped the night before from nearby. These included hawkmoths and other brightly coloured specimens.<br />
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A week later the garden was host again for the National Garden Scheme which raises money for charity. The is was our fifth year of opening to the public and we were pleasantly surprised to receive a certificate from Mrs Di Reeds, the publicity and media officer of the Dorset NGS for our efforts and money raised to date.<br />
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The moth trap was set the previous evening and visitors were delighted to see many colourful moths. The best catch was this magnificent Privet Hawk moth</div>
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With the pressure off the garden group has been tidying and making good ready for the summer<br />
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It is that time of year when we say goodbye to the senior pupils who move on to the next rung of the education ladder. We wish them well and hope that they have enjoyed their time at Holy Trinity and enjoyed the learning from the garden during their stay.<br />
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<br />Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708862739460732261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499973798774139513.post-73628839988073742712016-07-06T15:13:00.000-07:002016-07-07T02:56:08.840-07:00Garden Open DayThis Saturday, 9th July, the Friends of the school are holding the annual Summer Fayre. In conjunction with this the school garden will be open as well and we are taking the opportunity at this event to officially open the Jurassic Garden. This has been two years in the making but finally after many hours of work and the kindness of local businesses we are now in a position to hand the garden over to the pupils, who originally requested it, so that it will become a study aid for them.<br />
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Dr Phil Sterling, the Coast and Countryside Service Manager at Dorset County Council, has agreed to open the garden for us. Dr Sterling is much respected lepidopterist and entomologist and it is intended to exhibit at the event a sample of moths from the area. The moth traps will be run the previous night and in the afternoon we hope that large hawk moths and other colourful night time fliers will be on display.<br />
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Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708862739460732261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499973798774139513.post-60207501593497447522016-07-02T11:24:00.000-07:002016-07-02T11:24:42.125-07:00"The great advantage of speaking the truth...<b>is that you do not have to remember what you said"</b><br />
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The garden group are slowly getting on top of the rapid growth spurts in the plants following the gentle rain and the warmer nights. <br />
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The blog starts with the discovery of a new bee to the garden which was found last weekend by one keen eyed member. It was the Wool Carder Bee (<i>Anthinium manicatum</i>) It is one of the largest solitary bees and the male of the species is very aggressive in defending the territory. All species are chased away and the male has persuasive spikes at the base of the abdomen to assist him!<br />
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Some friends of the garden who regularly help out at open days have kindly donated a table and six chairs. This welcome gift will be re-invigorated with teak oil and then be able to be enjoyed by all.<br />
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In the Jurassic Garden the Chain Ferns are finding their feet and the stunning <i>tetrapanax</i> tree has made a lot of rapid growth over the past week. This tree has the most bizarre downy leaves as they emerge<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A new leaf<b><br /></b></td></tr>
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The vegetable patch is doing well and the carrots and the turnips will need thinning out next weekend.<br />
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Some of small echium plants last year set seed and they are themselves now flowering. The bees were quick to find them<br />
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In the greenhouse the papyrus plants have been thinned and transplanted into bigger pots. We need a lot of warm weather now to make them grown into giant size plants!<br />
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Finally on a more sombre note the anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Somme has taken place. In our barley bed the poppies have flowered. Time to reflect and a reminder to us all of the horrors of war.</div>
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The garden will be open on July 9th in conjunction with the Friends Day at the school. Do pop up and see what has been going on since last year. The Jurassic Garden will also be officially opened. We look forward to seeing you there.</div>
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<br />Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17708862739460732261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499973798774139513.post-65280061170959323152016-06-19T12:37:00.000-07:002016-06-20T13:12:34.242-07:00"Integrity is doing the right thing...<b>.. even when no one is watching"</b><br />
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<b>C.S. Lewis</b><br />
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The warmer weather and gentle rain has ensured that the plants in the garden have put a growth spurt on and many now are in flower. We hope that they will remain in flower for the open day which looms ever closer!<br />
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The blue bed in particular is looking stunning with an array of blue flowers which on warm days are covered in bees and other pollinating insects.<br />
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<b> </b>Around the Jurassic garden the ferns and the <i>pseudopanax</i> and <i>tetrapanax</i> are doing well and the 'tropical border' is filling out well with the banana plants reaching up with new luxuriant leaves<b>.</b><br />
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The newly planted ornamental banana plant is enjoying the outside life. It has been planted among cannas and other 'hot ' flowering plants<br />
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Behind the pond the woodland path has been re-opened. The cow parsley has been particularly thick this year and it took a while to cut a way through but now access is provided along the fence line <b><br /></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the re-opened woodland walk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow Flag and Ragged Robin at the pond edge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The newly positioned hanging baskets.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Desiree crop of potatoes is in full flower<b><br /></b></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> A casual glance at the Asparagus plants revealed that we had been infested with Asparagus Beetles. Not a garden friendly insect but nevertheless an attractive one!</span><br />
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