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Open Garden Day

enilorac2enilorac2 Posts: 77
in The potting shed
Today is Open Garden Day in our village and I had allowed myself a couple of hours before the opening at 11 am for last minute deadheading and tidying up. It started raining 10 minutes ago .... 

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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Where is your village.?   Lots of gardeners have umbrellas.
  • WonkyWombleWonkyWomble Posts: 4,541
    That will save you watering! 😉 Best of luck, gardeners are used to rain 😊
  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003
    I hope your day went well..............despite the rain
  • enilorac2enilorac2 Posts: 77
    It was quite light rain and stopped in time for the opening. We had lots of visitors to our gardens here in Suffolk and all went well, thank you, Mary370. Don’t know yet how much was raised but the local pub put on a light supper for all involved which was much appreciated at the end of a long day.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    Glad your village opening went well. It's exhausting but as you say very worth while. We had the most visitors ever despite the gloomy, drizzly weather so we're very pleased.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I had the fewest visitors ever! Half the number of last year. The English here in my part of Dordogne have all seen it and the French aren't very interested. But those who came were very complementary. My last year opening, too much stress, aching hands.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Valley GardenerValley Gardener Posts: 2,851
    I know what you mean BL,We lived in Brittany for several years,and although the gardens on the whole,were extremely tidy and smart,they consisted of big boulders,lots of conifers and easily maintained driveways and paths,there were lots of hanging baskets around the town too.
    Cottage type gardens,and herbaceous borders only existed with the British residents.We had a little group of us exchanging cuttings and seeds. The cheapest pelargonium I ever bought was 5euros. 
    You could go to the recycling centre after the council had finished filling the baskets,and get trailer loads of compost for nothing.
    The whole truth is an instrument that can only be played by an expert.
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