Crowe Garden Design - Bespoke Garden Design In Essex

A winter, early and full of snow, ice and cold weather, may it continue long and hard for another six weeks. Let the country slowly adapt to a winter of real challenges. May all the bugs and baddies disappear from our garden soil, leaving it cleansed and refreshed ready for a good mulch in early spring.

 

Here on the Essex Suffolk border snow came in mid December and hung around until Christmas Eve before vanishing, earlier and heavier than for a long time. The fields and gardens were covered in a think overcoat of white, evergreens bent double under the weight of the snow before cracking and splintering. Hedgerows have seen the largest ivy bushes that clothe the dead elms snap and topple. Gaps have appeared where before a solid mass had been taken for granted.

 

No pavements here but in town they were lethal, not much attempt by the powers that be or those that could to keep them clear, fear of prosecution perhaps? How did the country manage in 63 and 47? Incredible world we live in.

 

Fortunately we have not seen a gritting lorry much over the period of snow and ice, the rumour being that the borough council had not enough before a flake fell. On New Years Eve a surprise fall left the roads in a treacherous state for the beginning of 2010 but it was very localised. Grit isn't what it used to be anyway. Perhaps a rebate on the Council Tax will be proffered?