Definitely our number one garden journalist – Dawn Humphries lets us have her latest comments.
But before that, she has noticed the wonderful beehive composters which are in residence in one of Lanyon Bowdler’s meeting rooms at the Shrewsbury office and wondiers if they will need a home after the Show!
They are rather amazing pieces of wood – larger than I thought they would be. The plan is to house the speakers for the Podcasts in them. People, wandering round the garden – either inside it or on the outside, will be able to listen to how and why the Garden came to be.
“Diary entry
“Two weeks to go and things are hotting up and competition is fierce amongst the plan sitters. I hear whispers on the Lanyon Bowdler grape vine, that replacement plantings have not only been contemplated but already purchased, I name no names…
Julie brought hers in today (all home grown) as an early delivery. Alas, they are all much bigger than mine, but size isn’t everything!!!!! Still there is much to be gained… plant food that, will be my weapon of choice. I must keep my eye on the ball and an intensive watering and feeding programme will follow… (still will not be up to the polytunnel professionals.. of which I have already been shown comparative photographic evidence, of the much superior virtues of the said tunnel…not sure how I can fit one in for next year……). My little pots, are however, bred on love, encouragement and the odd curse.. I shall carry on gladly watering and feeding look forward to the big day….. This is all on top of watering Kathryn’s plants, who had gleefully gone on holiday and left me in charge of watering her 94 pots, now should I feed hers too or not?
“I must remind myself it is the taking part that matters (and it has been enormous fun and very worthwhile).”
Thanks Dawn – to you and everyone else who has helped with this project – ‘we couldn’t have done it without you’!!
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