Visitors

At Heale this week I heard the pleasing sound of chatter from visitors. The gardens have opened for the Snowdrop walk, which passes through some of the usually private areas of the garden to meander down along the river to the bank. Yellow from the Aconites and white from the snowdrops, it is a glorious site yet all too fleeting. I was shown Galanthus Wasp (alas no photo here) and it has very thin, long petals, distinct from the other more traditional Snowdrops.

We spent time this week taming unruly plant growth from last season, Wisteria, Rose, Euphorbia, Stauntonia. HG tackled an enormous Rose on the house (Princess of nassau) and spur pruned it and tied it in until it didn't know what was going on. He has kept the growth level with the large windows of the building and it looks very smart indeed.

I spent time pruning a Wisteria, a lovely job, gently and methodically trimming the growth back.

We had a visit from Lawntech who treated the croquet lawn for moss using a big, noisy machine. They left behind small white blobs, which are supposedly meant as a marker to show were you have treated and where is left to do.

Sowing continues, with Peas this time. Also lots to check on and care for. The Sweet peas sown last week are up and the Broad beans. Time to monitor it all and keep an eye for damage, watering, damping off and little critters. A game of Jenga really trying to fit all the trays in and work out which plants require which greenhouse/heat/light.

The garden is looking tip top and ready for the off. Grass was cut in my absence, the veg plots are ready to roll and most plants have had a nip and tuck and feed along the way. Always plenty to do, more Wisteria, Vines, Private area borders (behind the scenes there is more garden!), edging, weeding, tidying, clearing.

More than ever I notice the tranquility of the garden (visitors reinforce this with their positive comments) and despite being attacked by an angry male Goose protecting his Lady, all was quiet and peaceful.......