With this becoming my first complete experience of growing in the walled garden from the very beginning of spring/late winter, I’m in awe through witnessing such a dramatic transformation, beginning with the typically bleak lifeless browns, yellows and greys and then emerging towards an immense explosion of life, colour and abundance, almost as if it all originates from absolutely nothing, as no green leaf or plant can survive the winter here, with the sole exception of evergreen trees.
This is also a year when new plans emerge, whilst existing ones come into focus, as many decisions are made with significant ramifications for the future in a number of respects.
Let’s begin with this: a rough sketch of plans and actions for the whole garden area (and beyond). It’s hardly a work of geometric precision, but is an evolving (and yes, scruffy) document showing what is currently happening, and what may or definitely come at some point in the future.
This expansive whiteboard document can, in its original form, be zoomed in and out of – adding small details on the micro level, or larger objectives on the macro level. The walled garden itself is here divided into its four already obvious quadrants. The “forest garden” in the north-west. The “market garden” in the north-east. The “rough ground” in the south-east and the “cattle sheds” in the south-west.
As there’s a lot to cover, I’ve separated out the latest developments from each of these quadrants in the following blog posts:
Forest Garden
Market Garden
Rough Ground
The Bamff Walled Garden. 