News from High House Studios
Fallen trees, useful timber
We had the wood mill here for a couple of days, we worked through a dozen fallen trees, turning them into usable timber.
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Summer: aquatics and arrivals
The pond is developing, lots of swimming when the sun comes out. Full of dragonflies and damselflies.
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A trip to the chalk quarry
Sarah Cleary, a current resident - who is making creatures by dissolving chalk with vinegar - needed more chalk. Fiona suggested a visit to the local chalk quarry. Like [...]
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Spring: wildflower nursery
In Autumn 2023 we sowed wildflower seed in to trays to germinate: harebell, cowslip, yellow rattle, common orchid, cranesbill, and snake's head fritillary.
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Leaping into 2024
Here are our recent residents, Ika Schwander and Lizzy Deacon, enjoying the first wintry plunge into the new pond. Inspired by them we are jumping into 2024 with the same [...]
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Autumn on the veg plot
As the days shorten, the weeds slow, and the colours dazzle, it’s time to take stock in the vegetable garden.
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August
Big pond. This has been a big project, we’ve moved something like 2000 cubic meters of earth, here is the liner being installed.
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