< Previous20 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYARTISTIC LINCOLNSHIRE elevating the city to the kind of artisticheights achieved by Paris or Rome. Fromthese romantic cityscapes, he secured hisfirst exhibition in spring 2015 at Lincoln’sown Little Red Gallery. Now all of hiswork from this period can be seen ondisplay and available in either paper orcanvas prints. But Carl went further,developing this body of work into the‘Iconic Lincoln’ souvenir range whichencompasses tea towels, greetings cards,fridge magnets, coasters, postcards andcalendars. This year has seen two excitingnew additions to the collection. Chiefamong them is the Lincoln AdventCalendar, a unique and intimate look atthe gorgeous cathedral city in all itswinter majesty. The 24 winter scenesbehind each are taken directly from Carl’spaintings, likewise for the twelve newChristmas cards of the cathedral, castleand the Yuletide market. “I really enjoyed painting these winterscenes, the colours of winter have gotthat crisp, clean, fresh look about them,”Carl says. “I think this is more apparent inthe painting of the central tower of theCathedral.” Nurturing his early love of art, Carl Paulattended Grimsby College of Art in 1979to 1981, setting his natural skills inmotion. Steeped in the influence of histeachers, Carl learnt never to stick to onesubject or style and this advice has kepthim in good stead ever since. Painting iconic scenes across ourcounty means he’s taking in thelandscape, the coast and the architecture,all of which behaves as differently in lifeas it does on canvas or paper. Carl has sethis sights on Lincoln, capturing its mosticonic and emblematic scenes, from thecraggy walls of the castle and the gothicspires of the cathedral, to the cobbledstreets and walkways. To capture the cityin all its varying shades, Carl has exploredcolour and composition. His preferredmedium is acrylic paints, particularly howfreeing and flexible they can be. It canbehave like watercolours or oils, and canbe used for a delicate or bold effect,which allows Carl to experiment andshake-up his own style decades into hiscareer. The last three years has seen Carl painticonic scenes of Lincoln, with his piecesGrimsby native CarlPaul is proving thatLincoln has as muchmagic, majesty andbeauty as anyEuropean citycaptivating artistsover the centuries. To Lincolnwith love20-21_Layout 1 18/10/2017 09:56 Page 1THE LITTLE REDGALLERYLove art? Then we’d love to meet you, please call in for a cup of tea and a chat.The Little Red Gallery are feeling ‘Love’ with a fantastic range of pieces and perfect gift ideas.8 Bailgate Lincoln LN1 3AE01522 5891348 St Mary’s Hill, Stamford, PE9 2DPart@thelittleredgallery.co.ukwww.thelittleredgallery.co.ukLINCOLNSHIRETODAY21ARTISTIC LINCOLNSHIRE In terms of inspiration, Carl drawsinfluence from the greats, namely Monet,Renoir and Van Gogh. This impressionism isingrained in his work, which faithfullyrecreates his subjects but not without a senseof the sublime, a little wonder and majesty.There are also the old masters, who fascinateCarl with their use of colour, light and shade.All of which are essential tools in Carl’smethodology as he works from photographs hehimself has taken from around Lincolnshire. “I can use as many as 3 or 4 photos of thesame subject taking something from each andcome up with a composition,” Carl explains.“The pictures can be of anything that catchesmy eye, architecture, street scenes, landscapes, seascapes. I wasdeeply inspired by my teachers at collage, in particular David Tartellinwho was my tutor. He told me never to stick to the same subject, beversatile.”Like the best artists, Carl wears his influences and inspirations on hissleeve and yet creates something distinctly his own. His paintingspractically leap off the canvas, bright with colour and full of feeling.Each painting is a love letter to Lincolnshire, captured as if in a half-finished thought or hazy memory and preserved perfectly in time. To see more of Carl’s work or to get in touch, visitwww.carlpaulfinearts.co.uk.20-21_Layout 1 18/10/2017 09:56 Page 222 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYGARDENSThis makeover at Chris and Jonathan’sgarden in Saxby has taken seventeenyears, and must surely be one of thelargest gardens we’ve featured to date. It was a challenging project, situatedon a south west facing slope and on anexposed hillside site at that. Fortunately, Chris knows a thing or twoabout gardening, having gained an HNDin Amenity Horticulture LandscapeDesign and Recreation and going on torun a successful commercial landscapebusiness for 20 years, before embarkingon his own development.During the construction of the house,approximately 600 tonnes of sub soil andrubble had to be moved from the site tocreate a new terrace and improve thelevels. But it was worth the effort, giventhe look and feel of the garden now, withits mature borders packed with plants -all complemented by carefully thoughtout hard landscaping. Our tour of the makeover starts withthe Solar garden, created in 2013. Onemight think designing a garden around16 solar Panels would be something of achallenge, but by landscaping the area toinclude different textures and materialsand incorporating a wonderful reflectivepool, the theme of heat and sunshine iscomplemented - sheer genius in ourbooks.The garden reveals itself ‘room byroom’ and there’s plenty of these, like theCathedral Garden, where red twiggedNow here’s what we call a garden makeover!Garden makeovers are always a delight to see buttackling one that’s eight acres in size? Now that’s onewe just had to see.22-25_Layout 1 18/10/2017 10:06 Page 1LINCOLNSHIRETODAY23GARDENSlimes, Tilia platyphyllos Rubra, arepleached to form a formal area or theHosta Walk and Pergola. Sadly, we’d just missed the blaze ofcolour over the pergola - a mass of highlyscented roses such as Rambling Rector,Wedding Day and Veichebleu, whichbloom throughout June and July. There’s the nearby Potager garden,which, as one might expect, provides thehouse with vegetables.There’s a Thyme Walk leading off fromthe pergola, a paved walkway plantedwith thymes leading to the north gatewhich opens onto an oasis of purplestemmed lavender.There’s also an Urn Garden which isplanted with a small collection of peonieswhich flourish in the shelter of the yewhedging.Then there’s the Dutch Garden – apathway of granite setts leading usthough to a garden of Agapanthus, alongwith summer bedding in the tom-pots.There’s the Long Terrace, a sheltered24 Á22-25_Layout 1 18/10/2017 10:07 Page 224 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYGARDENSgarden planted with shrub roses, peoniesand perennials, and sweet peas, tenderperennials and annuals to infill the gaps.Passing through either the south ornorth gates we enter a whole newsection of the garden which Chris refersto as his second area. Previously a grass paddock, the pondwas excavated, a damp area createdalong the spring line and surplus soilmaterial placed on the slope to ensurethe site looked as natural as possible.Over 2000 tonnes of soil had to bemoved before the area was seeded and anumber of ‘rooms’ created in this area.Like the Slate Monolith terrace – acontemporary area which links the formalgarden to the hillside area via, an ObeliskGarden, enclosed by more red twiggedlimes and a central lawn edged with alight pea gravel to complement adramatic obelisk in the middle. Prairieborders offering a meandering grass paththat leads the guest through deepherbaceous borders planted with boldclumps of planting. And, where big driftsof Achillea and Salvia contrast withCoreopsis, Verbascum, Peroskia, SedumRudbeckia and Helenium to give astriking mid summer display.Then there’s the Wild Flower Lawn anarea given to wild flowers in the summer,a Hay Barn Meadow with more areas ofwild flower meadow.There’s an Urn Circle too, within a yewhedge and a circle of Betula jaquemontiisurrounds a junction where the Lavenderwalk and Prairie borders intersect. Herethere is a planting of tender perennials;Nemesia and Penstemon which flowerwell into the Autumn.There’s even a dry garden – ameandering path that leads through anarea, planted with specimens preferringdrier conditions such as Agapanthus andAsters.In stark contrast to this is the ‘DampValley’ an area that - as its name suggests- is very wet and spring fed. The steepbank has been planted with a selection ofdogwoods and willows to stabilise theground.The Hillside Garden, which overlooksand surrounds the Pindle Pond is a largeexpanse of lawn planted with rarer trees.Specimens here include Taxodiumdisticum, Metasequioia, Zelkova serrata,Fagus Dawyck Gold, Liriodendrontulipfera and a selection of floweringcherries, crab apples and rowans. Chrishas thoughtfully tagged trees to enablevisitors to easily identify them. And asChris explains, “The north boundarycopse has been planted with a selectionof shrubs which in time will soften theboundary. We have also plantedsnowdrops, aconites and Englishbluebells.”The third and final area of the gardenstarts with a Wildflower Meadow. AsChris points out, “This was sprayed offgrassland and oversown in September2007. “The two meadow areas were plantedwith 700 native tree transplants in 2006which are creating woodland areas thatwill enhance the area as a habitat forwildlife. We have also planted a selectionof specimen trees to give additionalinterest and 100,000 native bulbs.” The native narcissi (Narcissus oblivarisand pseudonarcissus), flower withimproving vigour each Spring and arenow starting to seed around. Snowdropsand English bluebells are also plantedthrough the meadows.Then there’s the Far Pond which was22-25_Layout 1 18/10/2017 10:07 Page 3millstonegardencentre.co.uk01472 828 150 Cheapside, Waltham, Grimsby DN37 0HX EXCLUSIVESAME DAYDELIVERYAT A TIMETO SUIT YOU!Mon to Sat: 8:00—5:00pm. Sun: 10—4pmORWAY SPRUCETe classic Christmas Tree. Greaeat scent. Dense foliage.Neellesdrddopop m m more eerererereadadilyNORWAY SPRUCEThe classic Christmas Tree. Great scent. Dense foliage. Needles drop more readilyBLE SPRUCBue needles. Lovely s cent. Dense foliage. Holdsds needles better thnnNorwwyay s spruceBLUE SPRUCEBlue needles. Lovely scent. Dense foliage. Holds needles better than Norway spruceNORDMANN FIRBeautiful scent. 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As onemight expect, its also an area frequentedby a variety of wildlife and somethingwhich Chris hopes to develop further inthe next few years.In terms of plans for the future, I halfexpected the answer to be “Isn’t thatenough?” after all maintaining thegarden must take up an extraordinaryamount of time already, but Chris seemsunperturbed by the question saying:“Well they do say a garden is neverreally finished and this year we’replanning to introduce some new andmore interesting plants in the borders.”22-25_Layout 1 18/10/2017 10:07 Page 426 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYne of the jobs for this time of year is to cleangarden equipment. Metal tools such as spades,forks, trowels and rakes need to have soil brushedoff and then washed and dried thoroughly. Toavoid carbon steel tools rusting wipe them with an oilyrag and blades can be sharpened using a file. Make sureyou remove dirt from secateurs and use the oily rag toprevent rusting. It is also advisable to clean out sheds asyou never know what pests may be hiding in a corner. Cleaning out bird boxes is also a job to add to the list thismonth. Old nesting material can harbour parasites andclearing them out will encourage birds to nest in themagain next year. Also if you do it now birds will use them aswinter roosts to keep warm. If they are familiar with the boxby spring they are more likely to use it as their nesting site. If you have some pots that are too large to bring insidethen you should insulate them from the cold. Roots of plants incontainers outside are more prone to frost damage than plantsin the ground. You can insulate them using bubble polytheneor hessian sacking around the pots. You can also movecontainers together for added protection. Modern plastic orterracotta containers are usually frost proof but older ones maynot be. Therefore, even if they are empty, wrap them up orwhere possible take inside. You should also ensure thecontainers are lifted off the ground slightly to improvedrainage. You can buy decorative feet from garden centres butdiscarded bricks will work just as well.If you have any long and whippy shoots on climbers andwall shrubs then you need tie them in. This will prevent themfrom being blown about and damaged in bad weather. If thereisn’t a gap in the framework where you can secure the shootsthen prune the shrub or climber back to five or six buds. © Shutterstock / Sally WallisWinterworkingO26-27_Layout 1 18/10/2017 10:10 Page 1LINCOLNSHIRETODAY27Grasses and bamboo that are not ornamental in winter arebest cut back now as they can look messy at this time of year. Ifyou have some thick bamboo canes then you can cut them,clean them and the store them so they can be used forsupporting plants next season. Or they can be used in a wildlifewall – which I will explain next month.Winter is a time when most people expect their garden tolook a bit dull, but that doesn’t have to be the case. Althoughthere is not an abundance of flowers at this time of year youcan still create a colourful winter boarder. Herbaceous shrubswith colourful bark and winter flowering heathers can helpprovide colour in an otherwise gloomy garden. Some examplesof shrubs and grasses you can use are: Rubus thibetanus, Stipatenuissima, Sedum ‘Herbstfreude’ and Salix alba var. vitellina‘Britzensis’ which is a fast growing willow with an eye-catchingfiery orange-red stem in winter.Also do not forget that now is a good time to be carryingout larger hard landscaping projects. Landscaping can becarried out all year round and Fullers Landscaping can createanything from low maintenance gardens with artificial grass toromantic cottage gardens and state-of-the-art ultra-contemporary gardens. If you do the large landscaping jobsnow then your garden will be ready to use straight away whenthe good weather arrives.Specialised Servicesin Garden DesignLandscaping andTree MaintenanceBacked by a highly-skilledand experienced team,we’ve built our reputationon an ability to provide our clients with professional, tailored gardening and forestry solutionsFREE NO OBLIGATIONQUOTATIONSFULLERSForestry & LandscapingCall 01522 868717 or 07867 510544info@fullersforestry.co.uklwww.fullersforestry.co.ukwww.landscapinglincolnshire.comAround thegarden1.Clear up fallen leaves, especially from lawns, ponds and beds2. Plant tulip bulbs for a spring display next year3. Prune roses to prevent wind-rock4. Plant out winter bedding5. Cover brassicas with netting if pigeons are a problem6. Stop winter moth damage to fruit trees by using grease bands around the trunks7. Put out bird food to encourage winter birds into the garden8. Remove pumps and lights from shallow ponds and keep tidying your pond. Especially after fallen leaves9. Lift parsnips and store in boxes with sand, and harvest brussels sprouts 10.Dispose of excess debris unfit for compost by having a bonfire – but check for hedgehogs. 26-27_Layout 1 18/10/2017 10:11 Page 228 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYbeaten trackOff theThat’s shocking and hopefullyLincolnshire Today readers aren’t amongstthe two thirds who ‘feel they are losingtouch with nature.’The widely varying scenery of thismonth’s ‘off the beaten path’, whichbegins in Market Rasen and takes usthrough to Walesby, might be just thething to draw even the most reluctantreader out, now the hurricane has passed!With its low-lying Lincolnshire “moors”and quiet woodlands offset by some ofthe Wolds more rugged hills this routeoffers some a great opportunity to spotlocal wildlife and enjoy Lincolnshire at itsbest.There’s a little history too on the way aswe leave Poplar’s Farm is Hamilton Hill,which served as a mustering point duringthe Lincolnshire Rising of October 1536 -this being the area that groups of rebelsconverged from Louth and Caistor beforemarching on Lincoln.Likewise, a number of churches give usa glimpse of what life would have beenlike all those years ago. Walesby All Saints,known as the “Ramblers Church”, hasnow been stripped of its pews, butappears much as it would have done athousand or so years back. Then there’s the newer St Mary’schurch in Walesby village, with its highlyunusual design in which roof-high pillarsoccupy the centre of the nave and StMary’s of Claxby with a rare featureknown as a “nodding chancel” Someclaim this refers to Christ’s head droopingas he hung on the cross, while others sayit was simply an architect’s or mason’serror – we’ll let you decide. We take in the large grassy mound ofthe icehouse for Claxby House. This isclearly seen from the footpathapproaching, and returning from thechurch along the permissive footpath, wetake in the peaceful oak and pineA staggering reportinto how connectedwe are with ourcountryside revealsthat a largepercentage of Britsdon’t have time toenjoy nature thesedays and a third ofpeople couldn’t evenidentify a barn owl.©shutterstock/Shaun Wilkinson28-29_Layout 1 18/10/2017 09:33 Page 1LINCOLNSHIRETODAY29woodlands of Walesby Moor and endalongside a railway between Lincoln andBarnetby Junction - opened in December1848 by the Manchester, Sheffield andLincolnshire Railway Company to createaccess from the Midlands to New Hollandand the Humber ferries.NOTES. Poplar’s Farm / ‘Sunnyside Up’is on the minor road B1203 at gridreference 123304. You could obtainpicnic provisions there before departure,then enjoy a relaxing cuppa on yourreturn. THE ROUTE. From the carpark wereturn to the road and go left for three-quarters of a mile. There is a surfacedpavement the whole way. When the roadbends right we take the farm track on theleft and at a waymark bear right betweena house and farm buildings. We continueto bear right and pick up a grass track forthree-quarters of a mile to reach a road.Crossing this we continue, now uphill, onthe Risby Manor access road.Just before the house we look for VikingWay waymarks and turn left, contouringalong the hillside before descendingsteeply to a footbridge. Climbing theopposite hillside and at a waymark veerleft to a gate in a deer fence. Crossing afield towards Walesby “Ramblers” churchwe enter the churchyard at a small gatebefore passing to the left of the towerinto a lane heading down into the village. Keeping ahead until we reach St Mary’s,we enter the churchyard then bear rightto a narrow path leaving the back corner.At a road we turn left. In 300 yards we goright – still on the Viking Way – along afarm track. When this divides we keep leftto a stile by a cattle grid and beginclimbing towards a three-way footpathfingerpost. There we leave the Viking Wayand bear left on a rough moorland track.From a gate walk downhill past woodsand bear right near Claxby House Farm toreach a road junction.Detouring to Claxby Church, we keepahead to the next bend where, from akissing gate, a permissive path crosses ameadow to Claxby church seen ahead.After visiting, we return the same way tore-join the main route.Otherwise turn left along the road forhalf a mile to a footpath sign on the left.From it go slightly left a few yards beforepicking up a good grass track heading forOtby Moor Farm seen in the distance.Pass to the left of the farm buildings andfollow the access road to the public road.We turn right and in a quarter of a milecross the railway and immediately turnleft along a track into woods. Keepingparallel with the railway to reach a brickbridge (Nova Scotia Bridge on OS maps),we cross it and continue through morewoods to a road. The track directlyopposite (still in woods) returns us toPoplars Farm.Top left: ©shutterstock/Electric Egg • Bottom left: ©shutterstock/Marco Rolleman • Bottom right: ©shutterstock/roger ashfordFACTFILESTART:Sunnyside Up (Farm Shop andcafé), Poplars Farm, TealbyRoad, Market RasenMAPS:OS Landranger 113 (Grimsby)• Explorer 282DISTANCE:9 miles • 14.5 kilometresREFRESHMENTS:Sunnyside Up Tearooms28-29_Layout 1 18/10/2017 09:33 Page 2Next >