http://www.willowcottagetheatre.org en-gb willowcottagetheatre.org 2010-7-1T00:00:00Z willowcottagetheatre.org http://www.willowcottagetheatre.org/page12.htm#69273 2010-7-1T00:00:00Z http://www.willowcottagetheatre.org/page12.htm#69272 Dicks Day and the Beekeepers Meeting are behind us and summer is here. Dicks Day was a great success in spite of a cold wind and massed clouds. The music was beautifulthe poetry inspired and the picnics abundant. The sun came out to light our way home So we shed our fleeces and pretended it was summer. Thanks to Kens very successful classes there were a record number of beekeepers and it was encouraging to see so many young people honing their skills. After a fascinating talk we sat on the lawn and enjoyed the delicious tea with yummy home made cakes provided by Jenny Johns and many other beekeepers. Now we look forward to Henry the Fifth and Cinderella and what a bizarre evening that would be Hope to see you thereProgramme details httpwww.willowcottagetheatre.orgpage2.htm 2010-7-1T00:00:00Z http://www.willowcottagetheatre.org/page12.htm#66401 The missel thrush who built her nest in the antlers of the deer head outside the shed is now raising her second brood and we hope they will fledge before Dicks Day That is next Monday Spring Bank Holiday when we hope the sun will shinethe garden looks beautiful full of scent and colourlook out for a spectacular peony in the round garden.Eds note image rights demanded by the resident missel thrush have proven extortionateso weve had to make do with this snap of a near relative... 2010-5-29T00:00:00Z http://www.willowcottagetheatre.org/page12.htm#64998 ...and the garden is filled with cherry blossom magnolias and rhododendrons all especially beautiful this year after the harsh winter. The whole place is alive with drifts of forget me nots and the blazing colours of tulips. The cupresses trees at the back of the long border are down and already everything looks better for the light and warmth and rain. Trays of seedlings fill the greenhouses waiting to go out as soon as the temperature rises above freezing And weve had many visitors already a great encouragement to us as we do like a bit of appreciationPictured left Bee in training for theEssex Beekeepers Meeting...Saturday June 12th. Garden open at 1 p.m. no entrance fee.. 2010-5-11T00:00:00Z http://www.willowcottagetheatre.org/page12.htm#62512 ...and I can emerge from my winter hibernation in the greenhouse where I have spent an amazing amount of time playing with cuttings and seedlings and pots of soil while wonder women Liz and Sally and other younger gardeners freeze outside in the snow But now the sun is once again warming our backs as we plant prune dig and sow in Willow Cottage garden. The pergola built by Paul Sally Liz Dennis and Neil using dead oaks from the forest looks pretty spectacular and may look even more so when covered by the roses wisteria clematis and grape vine with which it has been planted. In 1952 Dick bought a few cupresses seedlings from Woolworths. They cost 6d each and he planted them at the back of the border. They are now 40 feet high and out of proportion so next week five of them will be felled. In their place will be a yew hedge cloud pruned eventually which will be a deerproof shelter for the plants. Meanwhile the daffodils are out the cherries are coming into bloom and the birds are s... 2010-4-8T00:00:00Z http://www.willowcottagetheatre.org/page12.htm#46795 Normal 0 false false false ENGB XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1behaviorurlieooui Style Definitions table.MsoNormalTable msostylenameTable Normal msotstylerowbandsize0 msotstylecolbandsize0 msostylenoshowyes msostylepriority9... 2009-8-12T00:00:00Z http://www.willowcottagetheatre.org/page12.htm#44162 Normal 0 false false false ENGB XNONE XNONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1behaviorurlieooui Style Definitions table.MsoNormalTable msostylenameTable Normal msotstylerowbandsize0 msotstylecolbandsize0 msostylenoshowyes msostylepriority9... 2009-6-29T00:00:00Z http://www.willowcottagetheatre.org/page12.htm#42151 Although our gardeners are more at home with spades and trowels down with keyboards and mice we are hoping they will find time at the end of their tiring but rewarding days to write a few words here on the continuing development of the garden...If they resist my cajoling then youll see the evidence here or rather you wont. To persuade them further I might even threaten a few nonhorticultural posts here myselfDont forget your comments very welcome on any aspect of Willow Cottage Theatre or Garden matters whether covered on this site or not. Please use the Guest Book facility to let us know your thoughts. 2009-5-24T00:00:00Z