Less than 2 weeks ago I shared our exciting weekend of land clearance, bonfires and box building! Happily, we've now got an update on the latter! Though in the long term we plan to open the Earth Heart land to community groups, artists and glampers in all manner of magical events, exhibitions and happenings, in the short term we're inviting local dog walkers and passing day trippers to pause and peruse the equally marvellous contents of our new 'honesty' box! It's taken a couple of full, creative weeks of construction, decoration, tweaking, painting, making, crafting, planting and growing; but as of today (and Welsh valley weather permitting!) we're open for business! So, if you're passing between Pen y Bont Fawr and Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, keep your eyes peeled for a selection of upcycled crafts, delightful decorations and various growing glories at the road side... You may even catch one of us for a natter and there's a free seed bomb with every purchase to spread that wild flower love! Do come and see us! Xx |
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Why has Nik been disappearing in to the darkness with a torch every night before bed? If you're a keen gardener or ever tried growing anything particularly juicy or succulent you'll probably be able to take an educated guess; slugs. Of course, every creature has its place in any garden with an healthy ecosystem and it would be a sorry thing not to cultivate at least a bit of gratitude to the humble slug for their role in breaking down dead and decaying matter and returning it to the soil. With an ability to eat up to forty times their own weight in a single day, they're a valuable aid to a rich and fertile mulch; if only they'd be content to turn their attentions to the compost heap it would be a happy thing indeed! Unfortunately, it doesn't quite work like that and we've had such a dreary, wet spring so far that the seedlings are struggling enough as it is to put on any growth, let alone cope with the ravenous advances of the burgeoning slug population, who are positively thriving in the damp, cloudy weather.
We, however; seem to be hosting a unique species of teetotal slugs. Or perhaps, since they are quite little, they're just not old enough to hit the bottle yet...
In the long term, we're planning a pond to encourage the services (as well as the happy company) of frogs, toads and newts but for the time being it seems we just can't beat the good old 'seek and remove' strategy and as they prefer the darker hours, Nik needs a torch for that! |
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