Chaplin House B & B

Making Leaf Compost at Chaplin House

It's been a bright but chilly late autumn day here in Lincolnshire and we've been out in the garden at Chaplin House raking up the fallen leaves and stashing them into bin liners, there to sit for a year or two turning into wonderful leaf mould to condition the soil.  It's an oddly therapeutic activity, feeling a bit like storing up goodness for the future.

     One or two of the trees still have leaves on them, but most of them are now bare.

         

 

 

 

So far, we've filled 24 bags and stored them at the bottom of the garden, there to remain undisturbed until 2012.  With luck, there are probably enough leaves to fill another 6 or 7 bags which feels like quite a haul!

            

 
 

 

 

And here's some we did earlier!  Wonderful compost from our efforts two years ago now spread on our small veg plot, waiting for the worms to do their work.

Garden Photos

We've just been downloading some lovely photos of the gardens here at Chaplin House B & B.  It's that beautiful time of year when everything is beginning to look lush but is still fresh and verdant, so we thought we'd share a few of them with you.

Part of the back garden, with David's Writing Pad in view

Tree peony in flower

View of the Courtyard Garden and barn from the House

 

Apple blossom