Garden Works in Pipeline

Many of you will have noticed that during heavy rains water is still collecting in a small area along Warrington Crescent. Work will begin on January 23rd to increase the drainage at the Formosa end of the garden and install a new soak-away channel to drain rainwater from the path outside house numbers 12-14. This work is expected to take five or six days.

Then towards the end of February we will be carrying out the annual pollarding of all the trees around the perimeter of the Garden. As previously the bark will be re-cycled, and chips placed on the paths between the beds.

Who needs the Supermarket....

....if it’s herbs you’re after? Last Autumn we planted some lavender, rosemary & thyme in the Med bed so please help yourself if you want to add extra flavour to your dishes! Have a look at the Garden section on the Formosa Amenity website to see details of when best to pick the individual herbs & what they can be used for.

Trees attacked by Mystery Bug

Some months ago now our gardeners Gravitas noticed that a number of trees in the Garden were showing signs of insect infestation – unsurprising perhaps given that the long period of drought last summer will have caused them to become stressed & therefore more susceptible to such attacks. We called in our tree expert Simon Jones to investigate & after confirming that the likely culprit was indeed some kind of insect, he is doing further research to try to identify it. Whatever it is it has no preference for any particular type of tree as at least three varieties have been affected. While we are waiting for Simon’s final report, we have been recommended to increase the planting area at the base of each tree to at least a metre either side of the trunk. These areas will then be filled with mulch which will encourage more growth & a healthier tree to which the insects will not be attracted.