The garden &c.

View from the garden

Bryn Teg has a large, steeply-sloping garden, with magnificent views. There are lots of steps, and, although many have been repaired recently (April 2013), some of them are quite old so please take care.

General

The blown-down shed

Please keep the gate shut, to prevent sheep getting into the garden.

If you are in Bryn Teg during a spell of dry weather, it would be appreciated if you watered the tubs - use water from the rain water butt by the end of the cottage. There is a watering can in the adjacent stone lean-to.

There is a garden chest by the back door with garden furniture in it; there is a key hanging up in the stone lean-to and another on the main key bunch.

The chalet at the top of the garden offers wonderful views ... up the Lledr valley. It replaces the shed which blew down in spectacular fashion in February 2008. It has electricity which needs to be switched on (and off when you leave!) using a switch in the meter cupboard in the scullery. Here it is being made full use of the day after Tim's wedding on 19 July 2010. There are keys on the main house key bunch and with the back door key.

Eating out of doors and barbecuing

The large paved area above the glass lean-to is the best place for outdoor eating and, although the steps up have been rejuvenated, they are still quite steep so need to be used with care. There is a gate-leg table, four chairs and a parasol for use on this patio kept in the storage chest on the patio. We call this the "slow worm patio" because we disturbed a slow worm when clearing garden rubbish off it during our first weekend at Bryn Teg in May 2005.

The paved area outside the upper back door is also an OK place for out-of-doors eating. The big orange cushions from the smaller lounge bring the wooden bench up to something like the right height; the cushions on the futon in the twin bedroom are useful for the chairs. A good place to have morning coffee or afternoon tea is the small paved area outside the french windows. There are two sets of a table + two chairs which can be used on these areas, usually kept in the chalet.

There is a brick-built barbecue near the slow worm patio; the ironmongery (fire box, oven, ...) in the glass lean-to, together with charcoal and firelighters. There are barbecue tools in the drawer in the scullery and also a "notebook" barbecue in the glass lean-to.

Midges

Midges can be a nuisance when sitting or working in the garden, though not on the same scale as in Scotland. There are candles, aromatherapy oils, repellent &c. which might help in the downstairs toilet. Some say that midges are unable to fly in the breeze created by a fan - there is an electric fan and an extension lead in the glass lean-to so you can check this out for yourselves!

Rubbish

The wheelie bin lives at the bottom of Allt Singrug. Collection day is Wednesday.

Paper, cans, plastic and glass can be recycled locally - there are skips for this in the station car park. There is a large plastic container under the table in the glass lean-to which can be used to store recyclable items.

Composting

We would be pleased if you composted vegetable waste. The smart tub by the sink in the kitchen can be used to collect scraps to be taken to the compost bin on the right-hand side of the garden, near the top.