Wood mulch

Last year we experimented with a few no-dig beds which were a success, however one of the main stumbling blocks is getting enough mulching material. We're unable to produce that much compost, don't trust municipal supplies and are keen to keep costs down. We bought two deliveries of stable muck but it came with loads of stones (scraped from the stable yard), weed seeds (of types of weeds we didn't have before) and it didn't go very far.
As we have free deliveries to the site I've been looking into using wood chippings .

Change of direction

Have been noticing of late that despite getting a fair amount of organic matter back into the soil it's soon flattened by the rain and readily compacts.

The rotovator  has now been sold.

Wildlife Pond

 

 

Bee House

Solitary bees lay their eggs in the drilled holes, leave a deposit of pollen and then seal up the hole with mud. Next spring the young should hatch and it all starts again. Solitary bees aren't aggressive and are virtually stingless; they're quite a talking point and nice to have about.