Thursday 9th Dec 2010
A frustrating day because of the still-frozen ground. The first task of cutting back anemones and hellebore leaves was abandoned after an hour and a half because we couldn't feel our feet any longer. We tried planting ramsons in the forest garden but couldn't get the trowels more than a centimetre into the ground, if that. Later on the ground began to warm up and we finished off the cutting back, and then after lunch we headed up to Outdoor Med to pull out frost-hit osteospermums and pelargoniums. The pelargoniums had the most amazing scent when pulled - geranium oil, funnily enough - and it cut through the chilly air to give a most welcome faint hint of sunnier climes.
Friday 10th Dec
No frost! Visible relief on everyone's faces. Started off mulching the plane stairs before heading up to the compound to do some potting up of new bare-root plants. We collected far too much compost so deposited it on the forest garden and managed to plant a few ramsons while we were at it. Finished them after lunch and then headed off on a tour of the areas I'll be working on - a great range of plants so plenty of names to learn...
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