The green and rolling countryside of Worcestershire, England, is home to the cider apple orchards which surround the gardens of Pear Tree Cottage. They enjoy a sunny south westerly aspect with sweeping views across to Martley Hillside, Woodbury and Abberley clock tower. The Teme Valley lies just over the hill and, not far away, is the Herefordshire border. Although our climate is temperate, our seasons are often uncertain and always a challenge to a gardener! This began in 2010 & follows the weekly ups and downs of garden work chronicling both successes and failures but, above all, demonstrates the fun enjoyed by three people who regularly garden in all weathers

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13 August 2014

'Sitting on the fence!'

Reclaimed oak seat


This is a seat that Chris and I made one rainy winter's day a few years ago. The materials used were bits of old oak fencing.  We reclaimed it from the hedge behind the Woodland Border.  We used the posts for legs and the rails for the seat and back.  It has that driftwood look even though none of the wood drifted anywhere! It sits outside the studio on old crocks to ensure the feet don't stand in water (thus preventing further rot) with a pair of home produced standard Fucshias (Winston Churchill) on either side.  I grew them from cuttings taken about 4 years ago.  Yes you guessed, it's another HDR image!

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