All Hands On Deck

Tuesday 23rd August 2011

Back at Tate house yesterday after what seemed like ages and actually was when you take into account the holiday and the car breaking down etc. Anyway it was good to be back and plunged headlong into preparations for the official opening of the sensory courtyard by the mayor of Harrogate on September 3rd. Nick and I got stuck into the veg patch, weeding and clearing out anything that had gone to seed, we also got rid of most of the cauliflowers which are perhaps the only things that have failed to grow well. Next we potted up all the strawberry runners, we may not have had an abundance of fruit this year, but as you can see there is plenty of potential for next years crop! Meanwhile Lynne, Madhu and Stewart concentrated on perking up the courtyard, removing the alyssum and replacing it with more houseleeks and some pretty violas. Even the residents are hard at work making this beautiful sunshine mosaic which will be the centrepiece of the sensory courtyard, Margery and Dorothy are making good progress, keep it up ladies! Fingers crossed everything will be ready in time.

"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit"

Nelson Henderson