Scorchio!

Tuesday 20th June 2011

Monday was a scorcher, I'm glad I cut the grass before 9am, it would have been far too hot afterwards. In fact it was too hot to do any gardening at Tate House, but we did it anyway! Everything has to look just right for the summer fete on Saturday. Madhu and I pulled up the spinach and pak choi that had gone to seed and sowed two different varieties of carrot in their place, we also harvested the radishes and a beautiful lettuce for the residents tea. I trimmed back the parsley and gave the chives a good hair cut, they will soon produce fresh new leaves, then constructed a bean wigwam, meanwhile madhu gave everything a thorough weeding. The boys were busy all morning putting the finishing touches to the gravel in the courtyard, and lynne was on hand to keep us all refreshed with cold drinks and encouragement, I must say that she has single handedly looked after the garden and given her time for years before our little project started up, what is known as a thoroughly good egg!

The garden is certainly looking beautiful in all it's June glory, but already my mind is turning to autumn and contemplating bulbs etc!

"It is the month of June, the month of leaves and roses, when pleasant sights salute the eyes, and pleasant scents the noses" Nathaniel Parker Willis