HIGHER MORWELL GARDEN DIARY
30th April 2019
The month started badly. We went away for a
couple of days and deer came in in numbers.
The webcam caught six inside the protected
area at one time, and several young trees and
shrubs outside were damaged.
On a more positive note after major delays
from the suppliers all the fence parts for the
east boundary arrived and were put in place
over a few days, the weather was very kind.
Trampling of the onions
and on the right the
potato bed, where
several just-planted
potatoes were dug up.
Some of the onion shoots
were eaten but all seem
to have recovered, and
the potatoes are now all
showing leaves. The deer
returned twice during
the month and caused
more damage, the best
guess is that they were
jumping the gap beside
the pyracanthas in the
background. Stakes now
in place to deter them!
The east border fence has
been replaced as far as
the protected area, just
short of 50 metres.
The opportunity was taken
to remove as much of the
wretched brambles which
keep encroaching from
the field. Any roots found
in our garden have been
dug out as have several in
the field. Hope it makes a
difference! The nettles
have settled in instead but
aren’t as invasive. Yet.
And all the old leylandii
stumps on the east border
have now gone.
Contrasting fortunes. The transplanted prunus moved from an overcrowded bed in late 2017 has flowered
really well this year in its new home by the pagoda. Unfortunately a large part of the rhododendron in the
north-west corner showed serious distress this month, and proved to be rotten at the root. We hope it is
nothing more serious than old age