The weather has continued to be mild throughout the month with the only cold weather coming in a short spell mid-month when we had a couple of fairly light ground frosts.

The weather forecasters predicted a wet day for the first volunteer Thursday of the month so we arranged to have a morning in the potting shed potting up the bare-rooted plants that had been delivered and to prick out seedling that we had grown ourselves. The day dawned clear and bright with no sign of the rain that had been forecast so we enjoyed the warmth of the potting shed while the sun shone outside.

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After four wet Thursdays in a row during August leaving the volunteers wet, muddy and wondering what happened to the predicted ‘barbeque summer’ September arrived bringing the glorious sunny days we had hoped for in August.  It was as though someone had turned a tap off with the change of month and September turned out to be the warmest on record with day after day of clear skies and hot sun.

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After two months of exceptionally warm, dry weather which saw us all preparing for drought conditions and water shortages June arrived and with it the rain.  The garden has had frequent and at times prolonged spells of wet weather that has allowed the garden to ‘green’ up, the wild flower sowings are flowering and I have been able to put away the hose-pipes and sprinklers.

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May has been another extremely dry month with only a couple of wet days during the second half of the month and the rain we have had has not penetrated the soil just wet the surface.  Despite this we have had a good month in the garden with one open day and the Launch Day both enjoying good weather and good attendance rates.

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This has been another busy month as we continue to work at completing as much of the winter work as possible to be ready for the first open day on Sunday, April 10th.  It is really pleasing to see the difference we have made as the garden greens up and everything begins to grow.  It is a bit of a voyage of discovery for me because it’s my first spring in the garden and I do not know what to expect there are plenty of little surprises as new plants appear.

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