The last month has been so
beautiful at Wyndford, I wish more of you could have been here to enjoy
it. The roses obviously enjoyed the
really cold dry months before, as they came out dressed to impress for the
Spring show. Along with Lupins, Foxgloves, one ranunculi (ok, so we didn’t get
it all right) and beautiful peonys! Sitting in the gardens is a restoring and
calming pastime, listening to the singing of the many birds and bees activity.
Talking of that, we have welcomed
six piglets to the fold and two beautiful calves, one a little girl named Yogi
(thinking ahead). The Geese are sitting
on nests and if they increase the population much more, we might have to look
into making them into duvets. One chap who passed on recently was Peter, our
Vulturine Guineafowl – we think from old age – as he was about 12 years
old. I was tempted to ask Joseph to
pluck him for New Year – for his beautiful feathers that is….sorry, that
sounded wrong – but decided to let him RIP!
Our new Piggly Wiggly Bench
situated overlooking the horse and pig paddock, leads you through the vegetable
garden, which is looking good, and the bunnies had a party when we did a
thinning out of carrots. The produce of
carrots, beets, beans, tomatoes, marrow, pumpkin, spinach, rhubarb has taken
off as well as the rocket and we look forward to serving home grown, organic
vegetables and herbs! We have once again
(episode 6 at least) planted the gardens at the gate (note to self…. the vegie
gardener cannot scatter seeds – they are all coming up in straight rows) and
the ongoing saga of the Dassies vs the Dame continues….!
As I write this we have had a few
days of amazing rains, 68.5mm and counting. The Caledon rivers are flowing but
not deep enough yet to go tubing! The
rains have popped the leaves out on my Pecan nut tree – a good sign as we
thought we had lost it – but am I the only gardener whose tree is shorter a
year after planting? The only one not enjoying the rain seems to be Charlotte
the tortoise but then I might also, if my house had openings back and front.
Well, we are well into Cherry
time, Asparagus abounds on the menu and the veld is looking greener after the
dreadful fires earlier in the year.
Tractors are up and down as the farmers plant…. and the Bowling Green is
just that, green! - ready for the fun tournament at the end of the month. Come
and visit to experience the beauty that is the Eastern Free State.
Greetings from us all, the
Wyndford Team… Yes, a picture at last!
