Marking the keyline across the upper lawn

Keyline Swale

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Cuttings lined up in the nursery beds

Nursery Beds

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Last season's view of the site

Belvedere Castle

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The guild footprint before mulching

Paw Paw Patch

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Water moving along the swale after the rain

Contour Swale

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First ten metres dug

Contour Swale

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Pegs along the contour line

Contour Swale

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Sample bags labelled and ready for the lab

Lawn Soil Sample

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Inspiration: the kind of rocky cascade we want below the spillway

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Seedlings hardening off outside the greenhouse

Greenhouse

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What we're aiming for: mixed beds, no bare soil

Three Sisters Beds

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Beds coming into season

Pond Meadow

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Nursery beds in full flush

Nursery Beds

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The herb circle in early summer

Shakespeare Garden

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Testing the drip line out to the patch

Irrigation Line

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The rain garden filling in a downpour

Rain Garden

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The pond outflow running after the storm

Turtle Pond

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Woodland jar test after 24 hours

Woodland Soil Sample

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Jar test: sand, silt and clay settling out

Lawn Soil Sample

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Hazel whips going in along the lawn edge

Hazelnut Hedge

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Young pawpaws in guards along the swale berm

Paw Paw Patch

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Keyline swale with tree guards along the berm

Keyline Swale

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The swale holding water after the first big rain

Contour Swale

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