June has slipped by in a blur of sunshine, never-ending watering and a near-continuous stream of garden visitors enjoying the glorious summer. The garden has never looked better and it’s been lovely to hear people’s positive comments and to see them getting such pleasure from being in it.
We don’t do much sitting out in it ourselves but had a lovely evening last weekend with all the nursery staff here for dinner in the garden. Dave’s borscht and caponata went down a storm – recipes to follow here…
But June leads inexorably to July and July means Tatton Show. I’m building my fourth back to back show garden called ‘A Banquet for the Birds’. As you might guess from the name, it focuses on trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals that produce berries and seeds for birds to eat, and to create a bird-friendly habitat.
But there will be an additional ‘feature’ to which end a tree surgeon came here today to cut down some dead elm trees which I then took to a local woodturner. Intrigued? I’ll post you a picture tomorrow.
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