Endings And Beginnings

As the end of September quickly approaches we were treated to a beautiful sunny day more fitting of summer again than redolent of mists and chilly fingers. Giles has now shut his nursery business and his last trading day at Newby Hall tomorrow will see the end of all his commercial plant sales, apart from here at Norton Conyers. So if you are looking for quality unusual hardy annuals next spring you will have to pay us a visit here. We spent the day looking through the stock he has brought with him and tidying it up for storage over the winter, many of the plants were new to me and I await with interest getting to know them better through next years growing season.
We also made a start on the new peony border, having weed-killed the grass a couple of weeks ago it was time to plough the ground over to break up any large underground roots or pans. October is the ideal time to move peonies (Not that any time is really ideal), so we must get a move on as the job will be very painstaking, we must wash each root before replanting to ensure no weeds travel with the move. Plans are afoot to build a greenhouse in the yard where we can propagate plants from the garden for sale next year, continue with the spring garden renovation, fence off and prepare the new vegetable garden as well as managing the woodland and tree planting. We are going to have a very busy winter!

"Every new beginning comes from some other beginnings end"
Seneca