Three summers ago I spent my first ever visit to Norton Conyers dividing one half of the Iris walk with a group of ladies from the WFGA, little did I guess that I would go on to work and learn so much there. Only now is the toil of that day coming to fruition, proving that the first and most important thing a gardener must learn is patience, it has certainly been worth the wait. A pity we didn't push on and get the other side finished as well, it had to wait for the following year so those irises will not match the splendour of the opposite side this time, but next years display should be twice as stunning. It was a busy day in the garden for visitors yesterday I'm pleased to say as the place takes on a extra glow when being viewed by appreciative guests, next week may be even more beautiful as by then the peonies should have burst into life with their flamboyant blooms.
"Then we had the irises, rising beautiful and cool on their tall stalks, like blown glass, like pastel water momentarily frozen in a splash"
Margaret Atwood
The Handmaids Tale
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