Category Archives: Gardens and Gardening

You’ll take the High Road…

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Moorendman

We are relatively inexperienced travellers to Scotland. Aside from a couple of trips to Edinburgh, one day trip to Gretna Green to buy potatoes and my geology field trip to Arran in 1970 our knowledge of Scotland seems almost otherwise … Continue reading →

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Mellor Open Gardens ..this Sunday, 17th June

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Moorendman

Mellor holds its Open Gardens event this week and I must declare an interest. As one of the 22 gardeners and a member of the long suffering committee, I feel obliged to post something about this event to help increase … Continue reading →

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Trundlers and the Cheshire set – the tribes of Tatton

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Moorendman

We have a little “season” of events that we like to take part in each year now. However this year , due to other commitments, we cannot go to the excellent Ludlow Food and Drink Festival in early September and … Continue reading →

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Mellor – a growing community

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Moorendman

When we moved here around 6 years ago, one of the main reasons for the move was to live somewhere with a real sense of community.  Mellor has this in spades and there are many ways this manifests itself. It … Continue reading →

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Almost Devon, western Dorset….

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Moorendman

Our road trip down to Dorset for the weekend, began with the motorway to Gloucester and then across the Cotswolds to Cirencester, Swindon and south of the M4 into the chalk country west of Marlborough.I was reminded how different the … Continue reading →

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At home with the Nouveau Riche.

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Moorendman

The last Bank Holiday of the spring and the weather is looking none too promising. Cool with showers and the possibility of some late sunny intervals is the best we can expect. Recalling past spring bank holidays stuck in a … Continue reading →

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