Mallard Lodge

Welcome to Mallard Lodge!

Mallard Lodge is a 1.5 acre estate in South Lincolnshire, England comprising of the main house, annexe, workshop, double garage, large greenhouse, summer house, animal pen, sheds and lawns. My wife and I moved in on Friday 19th June 2009, followed by my inlaws the week after.

The property is situated on totally flat fen land and the area is dominated by agriculture and horticulture. Many plants you see on sale in the majority of the UK's supermarkets are grown within a mile radius from this plot. In fact, this property was itself once a part of that vast area of greenhouses but over the years, due mainly to the work of the previous owner, it was transformed into the luxurious property it is today. In fact, less than 10 years ago, there was only a small dilapidated 2 bed-roomed house dating from the 1930s on the site with broken greenhouses, oil tanks and split tarmac central road. I've been told that I could see photos of what the place used to be like when they first bought the property in 1999. If I get permission, I may even be able to post a few on here in the future.

This blog is intended to be a diary of the grounds rather than the goings on inside the house. As "Chief Groundsman!", it's my responsibility to ensure that the site is - at least - kept at the same condition as it was when we bought it. Idyllic as it is, there are still a number of areas where improvements can be made. I intend to outline these improvements as well as document the general upkeep, gardening, planting, sowing, burning, composting, food growing, building, dyke cleaning, painting etc etc etc that is required to keep a property such as this in tiptop condition.