So as you’ll, hopefully, hardly notice our work I guess this is my moment where I can actually mention what we have been doing! And in case you’re worried thinking “should I have been out in my garden in January?” unless you too welcome as many as 163 people a day, rain or shine I would suggest you’re better off with your feet up and a hot drink just for a touch longer. Regardless many of you will I’m sure appreciate the strain (as well as the many more gains) that are put on a garden enjoyed by the public especially one with grass paths. Not the greatest time of year to have to dig up, repair and potentially reseed paths but needs must and most grass seed mixes will likely germinate at about 6 degrees… so they say. With a bit of added protection from frosts you just never know your luck and nor do we! We’ve also mowed the odd alternate route through meadows in the most worn areas of the garden to allow for recovery of existing paths, especially where we have roots exposed of nearby trees. These we’ll be opening later in the season, so you can see Stoneywell from a (…slightly) different perspective, how exciting! Add to this a little more granite or wood chippings in appropriate places to firm your step and some persuasive hazel hoops to subtly protect meadows at carefully thought out points… and that’ll be paths done… until the next time.