< PreviousEd Fuller from FullersForestry andLandscaping guidesyou through thewarmer months30 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYThis is the time of year when the gardenreally starts to grow and your hard workduring the winter months has paid off! Itcan change daily with emerging colours andwith the warmer evenings you can sit out forlonger and enjoy it. However, if you’ve not really paid enoughattention to your garden for a while and youwant to make a few minor changes todevelop its potential, I have a few hints andtips.Sometimes all you need to do is a bit of aclean and tidy up of a garden and it can betransformed. Gardening can be aprocrastinator’s dream, as you can potterabout but not really achieve anything, butthere are some easy things you can do in aday that will spring new life into your garden.* You could scrub the patio area and adda few pots to brighten it up.* Deadheading and removing leaves canhelp to make a garden look more loved* Edge the lawns and sweep the paths. * Adding some new garden furniture canalso revamp a garden immediately.I would advise that you set a deadline andrealistic targets, so set a day aside, plan itand get stuck in!By adding some planting you canrejuvenate a garden instantly, but youneed to ensure you do this right. Mostpeople have a theme to their garden andyou can choose plants that complementyour theme. However you must make sureyou pick the right plant for theenvironment that they are to be grown –shade loving plants out of the sun,moisture loving plants in wet areas, andwind tolerant plants in exposed areas. Sometimes it’s the feel of the gardenthat dictates the plants you have ratherthan just picking them out of a book.Some plants work well together and byplanting in sections you can createseparate elements to your garden whichalso complement each other. A goodplanting design can assist with this, but itmay take time and effort to research but inthe long run it would be worth it.You also want to think about the gardenall year round, so that you have interestduring all seasons. To achieve this youcould create a blooming calendar andvisiting garden centres at different times ofthe year to see the various plants can giveyou inspiration.SEE YOURGARDENGROW!SEE YOURGARDENGROW!030-031_Layout 1 18/05/2015 12:13 Page 1A common mistake is to over fill borders. Plants willinevitably grow and as they become established mergetogether, so don’t worry if your initial planting looks sparse. Ifyou’re worried about that sparseness then you can use pots toadd structure and immediate fullness to your garden. Thesecan however be costly but are beneficial as they can bemoved around your garden at various times to create interest.One way to immediately add to a garden is to create a focalpoint. These need to be something that directs the eye andremember with most focal points less is more. Water featuresare very good for this but these can take time to decide uponand create and so if you want something quick and hassle freethere are other options.Why not opt for a group of pots which vary in size andheight, and use plants with complementing colours?Alternatively you can opt for a statue – maybe a terracotta orstone one but also have a look at wooden carved statues asthese can be unique. A garden bench can be placed in anarea where you may not want to always sit but will direct theeye to that area of the garden. Lighting is also a great way toemphasise and area and can also ensure your garden can beused long after the sun has gone down!You can use anything as a focal point but just rememberthat its size and scale need to complement the garden andadd to the overall feel. Whether you’re the type of personwho wants a quick fix to make your garden more inviting orone of life’s procrastinators who will forever be pottering, justmake sure you enjoy the outdoor space you have. 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There’sbox hedging round the pond, lending itan elevated air, which leads to an almoststately home-esque private area hemmedin by box hedging. To the rear, there’s ashaded, woodland area which harbourssome rhododendrons and there’s evensome clematis recta hanging aroundwhich gives off an alluring scent when infull bloom in summer.There’s a huge spring border as youapproach, and a fantastic parterrevegetable garden with some lovelywalkways which show off the freshproduce growing in the heat. 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Thearea was settled in prehistoric timeshowever since in 1886 a prehistoric oakboat – four feet wide and fifty feet long,capable of carrying perhaps fifty men –was found. It was exhibited in HullMuseum but then destroyed by WWIIbombing. A Bronze Age (800BC) raft, alsofound locally, is in the Brigg HeritageCentre. The trade stimulated byimprovements to the River Ancholme (seebelow) resulted in today’s harmonioustownscape of mainly late C18th and early19th century buildings. We begin our walkat the Buttercross (1817), formerly theBRIGG,BROUGHTON & THERIVER ANCHOLMEThis walk from the ancient markettown of Brigg visits a historicSaxon church and ends with aneasy riverside stroll.EXPLORINGLincolnshireON FOOTCIRCULAR SAXON TOWERST MARY'S BROUGHTONEXPLORINGLincolnshireON FOOTTown Hall and now the TIC.Broughton abuts the Roman ErmineStreet and finds of tiles, coins and potterysuggest a settlement there. The village isdistinguished by its St Mary’s church. Ofonly four Saxon churches with external,stone-clad, spiral tower staircases in all ofEngland Lincolnshire has two; here and atHough-on-the-Hill. The broad toweroriginally formed a high nave. There ismuch Saxon herringbone masonry plussome Norman work whilst the rest ispredominantly 13th and 14th centuryDecorated and Perpendicular styles.It was Ice Age glaciations that depositedthe Ancholme Valley clay soils leaving itliable to winter flooding. In an attempt toremedy this the River Ancholme was firststraightened, largely to its present course,in the 1630’s; before then it had pursued awinding course to the Humber terminatingin a tidal creek at South Ferriby. Andtoday’s OS maps still show its originalcourse all the way from Brigg to SouthFerriby. Nevertheless even after furtherimprovements authorised by an Act ofParliament in 1767 land drainageCOUNTY BRIDGE BRIGG036-037_Layout 1 18/05/2015 11:44 Page 1LINCOLNSHIRE WALKSproblems remained. A grander schemewas therefore mooted in 1801, devised bythe engineer John Rennie, but it fell to hisson, Sir John Rennie, to complete thework between 1824 and 1844; sixty-tonboats could then navigate to Brigg andsouthwards to Bishopbridge. The colourfulwrought-iron Castlethorpe and Broughtonbridges date from around this time. Rivertraffic was then horse-drawn, especiallyfor local journeys such as to Brigg market.This situation remained until 1879 whenthe Ancholme Packet Companyintroduced steam powered boat servicesbetween Brigg and South Ferriby wherethey connected with ferries to Hull.Inevitably under competition from therailways and the motor vehicle tradedeclined and the river fell into decay untilthe C20th advent of leisure activities suchas angling and boating, with access fromthe Humber through Ferriby Sluice, madeBrigg a newly popular destination.NOTES.A short section, 200 yards orso, on the B1208 at Castlethorpe hasnarrow verges and requires especial care!THE ROUTE.From the Market Placehead west over County Bridge (1828) andthe Old River Ancholme. Continue out oftown across the “New Ancholme” riverthen in a further 150 yards, by the DFSentrance, take the signed footpath on theright. In the second field, at a fingerpostnear a large pylon, bear left on a grasstrack that converges with the M180, thenkeep left parallel to it. At a kissing gate goup to a road bridge (B1208) and cross themotorway then descend at the far side toa continuing path on the right. Follow awide grass track for 300 yards then swingleft to reach a waymark and access mapby some trees. Keep left. The path soonswings left and meets the B1208 again atCastlethorpe Turn right and when thepavement ends continue another 200yards to a fingerpost at a left-hand bend.Continue ahead here on a wide grassypath to meet a track. (Carr Lane) [A rightturn here omits Broughton and givesshort cut to Castlethorpe Bridge.]Go left to the road and cross to anotherfootpath sign about 40 yards to your left.Join a track for 200 yards before bearinghalf right on a well-marked path over twoAvoid road walking by staying just withinthe trees! After 400 yards, at Wresslevillage, go left down Bridge Road – alongish mile - to Broughton Bridge. Crossand turn right beside the river.At Castlethorpe Bridge, where the shortcut joins from the far bank, continueahead now on a new surfaced path-cum-cycleway. Just beyond the M180 keepright along the narrower riverside pathback to Town Bridge, Brigg.by Hugh MarrowsCASTLETHORPE BRIDGENEW RIVERANCHOLME AT BRIGGMARKET PLACEBRIGGarable fields – there’s a waymark in thehedge between them - to another waymarkby some woods. (Sunney Hills Plantation)At the far side go right by a hedge to aroad. Now turn left into Broughton villagewalking through it to reach the church.Return but this time keep left on theWressle road, then go left into Town Hilland right up Townhill Drive. At the top, onthe right, a fingerpost and kissing gate leadinto East Wood. Follow the main paththrough to the B1208 and there turn right.BROUGHTON BRIDGEFACTFILESTART: Market Place, BriggOS MAPS: Landranger 112 (Scunthorpe) • Explorer 281DISTANCE: 8¼ miles • 13.5 kilometresREFRESHMENTS: Wide choice of inns and cafés in BriggBroughton – Pillar Box sandwich Shop at PO • Red Lion InnLINCOLNSHIRETODAY37036-037_Layout 1 18/05/2015 11:44 Page 238 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYFASHIONWhisper it – but it looks likesummer is upon us! Thisseason’s fashion reflects thatwith dazzling white a key trend.You can opt to sparkle fromhead to toe or simply use it tocomplement the colourselsewhere in your outfit, buteither way you’ll certainly staycool in the warmer months.Thelightside038-051_Layout 1 18/05/2015 12:50 Page 1LINCOLNSHIRETODAY39FASHIONTaifunThe Taifun collectionembodies stylecompetence at the heightof fashion, where fantasticmaterials and young cutsgive every garment thatspecial character038-051_Layout 1 18/05/2015 12:50 Page 2Next >