Preparation for Remembrance Day

 

River Running High

The Soar Valley is flooded again after a series of spells of heavy rainfall,  on this occasion the brook has remained within it’s channel and hasn’t flooded the Memorial Garden.  The coloured leaves on the Cornus  Kousa ‘Satomi’  shine in the Autumn sun

Bulb Planting

On Saturday the 12th of October some of the Quorn in Bloom group planted bulbs on the area of grass at the end of Sanders Close.  We thank Tarmac for the funding to enable us to buy the bulbs and the Borough Council for giving us permission to plant them.     We hope villagers and visitors to the village will enjoy the show next Spring.

Fleeting Beauty

Most fungi are harmless to growing plants and are nature’s  decomposers recycling dead and decaying matter into the ground, many are delicate and give a fleeting beautiful display. The below fungi were seen at Church View Garden.

Glistening inkcap

Shaggy Inkcap

Shaggy Inkcap

Glistening inkcap

 

Today was the last of three work parties on Tom Long’s Meadow

Today was the last of three work parties organised by Ben Devine from Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust for an annual maintenance of the area. Some coppicing of the willow took place and portions have been cleared on both sides of the footpath despite the last day being curtailed by heavy rain. Thanks to the villagers who turned up to help.

The Season of Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness

At Church View Garden we have added berrying shrubs and small trees to the ones already there to provide food for the birds during the Autumn and Winter.

Late Summer/early Autumn in the Memorial Garden

 

Spinney Drive Planter

Late Summer in the Memorial Garden

 

Update on the Loughborough Road Entrance Bed