The slight improvement in the weather brought a welcome stream of visitors and family today – hello especially to the London and Manchester Flears who braved the cold and warmed up the tea room wonderfully with laughter and family tales. And another warm ‘hello’ to several people who mentioned the blog. I write this blog for myself, for gardeners everywhere (and for my Dad, who phones me up if I don’t post for a week, just to check if I’m still ticking), so it’s nice to know that people do find it and enjoy it.
It’s also great to hear visitors say that the nursery looks better, so for those of you too far away to come, or who prefer the virtual experience, here’s how the outdoor part of the nursery looks now. There’s lots of space for the new plants which I’ll bring out of the tunnels when this cold spell passes, but it does look smart and much more practical for plant management too, I hope. The black mesh screens are windbreaks and the plants are now on capillary fabric (mypex) instead of gravel which should reduce watering problems.
This is how it looked just over a year ago.
Anyway, with the long weekend over, I can take a day off tomorrow. I think I might visit a nursery, or sow some seeds, or do a bit of planting, or sit under the cherry tree and read a book…
5 Responses to “Easter is over and a ‘day off’ beckons…”
Amazing how much you have achieved in the last year. I did feel sorry for the nurseries this weekend with the horrible weather.
… ooh, i love your nursery! gives me the motivation to sow more seeds this spring! i’m a big fan of your blog, so hopefully that gives you the drive to update often! 😀 i’ve also linked you in my blog for my close friends to visit your site
Wow, there’s a huge difference. I’m sure it’s been really hard work, but I hope it’s been satisfying – and that this year you’ll see a big financial pay-off too
Well done Sue and team. What a difference you have made. Hopefully we will be your way sometime and see for ourselves. Pats on the back for everyone. Here’s hoping you every success for this season and the future.
What nice people you all are! It does look better, but will be better still stocked with plants! With the cold spell apparently at an end, we should be bringing much of the new stock out next week.
And I am up to ‘S’ on the new plant list (I got stuck on Salvias last night) and I might have it finished for the weekend…