Oh thank you, Lovegardens. Yes i am very fortunate to have such a wonderful garden. Before we bought it the former owner was an army major who had a full-time gardener who did the housekeeper's who lived in in those days bidding, so I inherited miles of very straight concrete paths, huge beds of strawberries and herbs and beds full of roses with very old fruit trees and a few conifers. I have spent many a happy hour in the last 52 years disguising the edges of the paths, getting rid of lawns and long grass and growing veg and fruit and hundreds of beautiful flowers. I often wonder what they would have thought of my potager and slate scree, my marvellous trees, my bulbs, perennials, and the Butterfly Garden full of thousands of snowdrops in the winter and bees and butterflies in the summer.
Oh a big Thank You tonight to BBC! for a wonderful "Countryfile" program - all about vegetables - growing them, selling them, eating them and using them in ART! If you missed it catch it on iplayer. i cannot recommend it enough.
Marion I've just seen that, it was brilliant, and how they made the boat look like it was on water : ) I love jersey potatoes they taste gorgeous with a little butter : )
Hi GWRS, glad your well,sounds like you've had good weather, it's rained heavy in Lancashire on and off so no gardening for me today and back to work tomorrow.
Looks like a fine day for gardening today in Bristol. One of my friends is going to Chelsea on Wednesday so should hear all about it. It is also my open day so all systems go till then. I will be pruning and planting non stop today and scrubbing tables and chairs tomorrow.
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What a pleasure your garden must be Marion, beuatiful photos.
Oh thank you, Lovegardens. Yes i am very fortunate to have such a wonderful garden. Before we bought it the former owner was an army major who had a full-time gardener who did the housekeeper's who lived in in those days bidding, so I inherited miles of very straight concrete paths, huge beds of strawberries and herbs and beds full of roses with very old fruit trees and a few conifers. I have spent many a happy hour in the last 52 years disguising the edges of the paths, getting rid of lawns and long grass and growing veg and fruit and hundreds of beautiful flowers. I often wonder what they would have thought of my potager and slate scree, my marvellous trees, my bulbs, perennials, and the Butterfly Garden full of thousands of snowdrops in the winter and bees and butterflies in the summer.
Sounds huge and wonderful I breathe easier just thinking about beautiful gardens.
Oh a big Thank You tonight to BBC! for a wonderful "Countryfile" program - all about vegetables - growing them, selling them, eating them and using them in ART! If you missed it catch it on iplayer. i cannot recommend it enough.
Marion I've just seen that, it was brilliant, and how they made the boat look like it was on water : ) I love jersey potatoes they taste gorgeous with a little butter : )
Good evening all , have been up to allotment today very productive but worn out now , it been a really sunny day , needed sun cream
Recorded Chelsea , sounds like I need to watch Countyfile on I player
Dinner tonight included home grown asrapgus , radish , spring onions and the first ruhbard of the year with custard as a desert
The retired Army Major would have wanted everything regermented , everybody to the own , that what I like about gardening we can all be different
I trust all well with everybody
Hi GWRS, glad your well,sounds like you've had good weather, it's rained heavy in Lancashire on and off so no gardening for me today and back to work tomorrow.
hope you enjoy the Chelsea show : )
Looks like a fine day for gardening today in Bristol. One of my friends is going to Chelsea on Wednesday so should hear all about it. It is also my open day so all systems go till then. I will be pruning and planting non stop today and scrubbing tables and chairs tomorrow.
Hope the weather stays fine four Open Day Marion
Forecast is for cloudy but dry and 13 degrees with no wind Joyce. Could be worse. At least no rain.
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