Period garden opening this Sunday

[Nigel Watts]

We are opening our garden for charity this Sunday as part of the National Garden Scheme festival weekend. Everyone is welcome:

http://www.ngs.org.uk/gardens/find-a-garden/Garden.aspx?id=25137

 

[PeterI]

Unlike last year I've seen this before the date. Hopefully going to make it this year.

 

[Penners]

Sorry Nigel, you always seem to choose a date when we're away. Would it be just a wee bit paranoid of me to imagine that you do it on purpose?! :wink:

I hope it goes well.

 

[PeterI]

Finally made it this, got the tour from Nigel (thanks)

I like the colours and given quite how long it's taken Nigel I feel a little better about our place.

Although perhaps I should have given him a bit more warning as Mrs Nigel had a slight panic over unannounced tours of the interior. What we saw is gorgeous...

Thanks again Nigel...

 

[Nigel Watts]

We had over 80 visitors and made £250 for charity. One visitor took one look and immediately left saying "it's too green - I like my fuchsias". She has a point. The garden was laid out about 8 years ago when flowers were deemed to be passé by some designers. A very small urban garden like ours needs good hard landscaping, good foliage structure and plenty of evergreens, all of which we now have, but I think it's now time to introduce more colour. A visit to Great Dixter on Wednesday has started me off in this direction!