THIS CORNER OF THE GARDEN...

is quiet and currently more neglected than the upper slopes of the garden. Across the river is a meadow, belonging to another property where you can sometimes see a horse or some goats.

This is where we have recently planted two new willow trees and a dozen willow cuttings. We have also removed much of the dense regrowth sprouting from a fallen Western Red Cedar to open up the space around a crowded Oak tree.

In the spring and summer of our first two years at St Olaves we had to tackle the Himalayan Balsam that seemed to be gradually taking over this corner. .