Nov 20-24th The TO DO List

Nov 20-24th The TO DO List

As you may have noticed in our last post our whiteboard had a pretty big list of stuff to do so we are getting stuck in and trying to complete all the jobs before the weather turns. Sadly we decided that the raised salad bed at the back of the house just was’t...
Nov 13-17 Winter Prep

Nov 13-17 Winter Prep

We had a recently had a visitor who came to Rudha Mor and gave us some general advise and tips for the maintenance and development of the walk. As we were walking around she spotted a tree in the arboretum which looked a little unhealthy and she suggested that we cut...
Nov 6-10 Big Projects Underway

Nov 6-10 Big Projects Underway

We started the week by finishing weeding the big bed at entrance to walk. Last year we dug up this whole bed and layered it like lasagna with cardboard, seaweed and compost. It was moderately successful but there were some spots where things didn’t grow so well...

Kitchen Window Bed

Just outside the kitchen window are two bird feeders and every morning granny sits to watch the birds feeding and squabbling. We decided that this would be a great place for a new flower bed where granny could get a great look at it every morning. Having recently...
Oh the Highland Life

Oh the Highland Life

Sometimes you just have to pinch yourself living up here, not only is it amazingly beautiful in every direction but just building something from only ideas and possibilities is so freeing. Then you have to do the day jobs that seem to get more and more extravagant and...