Just in time for our house244 slightly belated mid-summer party the new sand-pit and play area is ready!
It’s not been a gardeners summer so far, but despite the slug and snail onslaught there are still a few edible things still growing in the garden.
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Sown in hope First signs of hope The (Green)house of hope via Flickr: My Photostream.
2011 has been a good year in the garden at house244. We had a good harvest of potatoes, tomatoes, chard, walking stick cabbages, runner beans, lettuces, rocket, borage and peas, but the borlotti beans, carrots and sweetcorn were a little disappointing. In three years though we’ve established the veg garden well, and next year we plan to expand the veg beds into the other side of the garden (left in photo above), which will all be aided by the new greenhouse… which after many hours has resulted in the picture below, just need to put in the glass now… yeah rather important but at least the structure is up!
We have Larry Bourgeois from the USA staying with us at House244 in Oxford next week and have asked him to share with us a little about his work and projects on Friday night (19th).
Larry is into creating third places for spiritual renewal and his projects include award winning espresso bars, community coffeehouses, bookstores and community centres. He works for the Episcopal Diocese of S. Ohio around Fresh Expressions of church and by all accounts can make a mean espresso. You can find out more at: larrybourgeois.me
Join us for a relaxed drink and nibbles from 8pm on Friday 19th.
We’ve been living at house244 for nearly three years. One of the things that has changed the most in that time is almost certainly the garden.
From this…
To this…
I’ve setup a House244 Garden album on Flickr that I’ll keep adding to – you can see the full effect in a slideshow here.
