by Keith Shropshire | Mar 4, 2020 | Uncategorised
My thoughts go out to all families and businesses affected by the recent flooding. I hope that times like these bring about an increase of community spirit and fellowship in adversity. Babbling brooks running at the bottom of gardens were once deemed a natural asset...
by Keith Shropshire | Feb 25, 2020 | Uncategorised
Living trees make the most beautiful of decorations for events and parties. With the added advantage of being replanted rather than thrown on the compost heap or worse into the bin after the event. Below are some photos of our trees being used at wedding last year. I...
by Keith Shropshire | Feb 19, 2020 | Uncategorised
My favourite weekly programme has once again taught me something new. Last week Countryfile visited an entrepreneurial farm in Cornwall where Sea Buckthorn is being grown as a field crop. It is claimed that it can be used for many health purposes. Whilst I am by no...
by Keith Shropshire | Feb 10, 2020 | Uncategorised
So in the midst of Storm Ciara we began our sowing. Unlike my experience of vegetable and salad crops where planting takes place from Spring and through into Summer, tree planting can begin in mid Winter but thankfully can be undertaken under cover! So over the...
by Keith Shropshire | Jan 30, 2020 | Uncategorised
100+ acre fields stretch across the English countryside appearing symmetrical, orderly and often quite formidable in their vastness. The growing crops mirror each field’s regularity with long tracks appearing equally parallel to one another. The huge machinery used...
