Thank You.

15 Wednesday Sep 2021

Posted by Brian Skeys in Garden visiting, Gardening, Our Garden@19, The Life of Brian.

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NGS, Open Gardens, Our Garden@19, Plants

Along with many garden owners, we originally decided not to open our garden this year due to the pandemic. However, with the improving situation, we have now held popup openings in June and September supporting the charity National garden Scheme. ngs.org.uk

During these days we have also sold plants for St Richards Hospice and at the village of Pirton church fair.
These events have raised just over £1000.

We have to say a big thank you to all our visitors who purchased tickets, refreshments and plants. To the volunteers who manned the stalls and the staff at the National Garden Scheme for their support.
The pictures are from the garden just before the September opening.

We are going forward with more confidence with five other gardens in the village joining us next year on the 4th and 5th June for the National Garden Scheme.

Exotics in September.

04 Saturday Sep 2021

Posted by Brian Skeys in Gardening, Our Garden@19, Photography, Plantlife, The Life of Brian.

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We have decided to hold another pop-up opening for the National Garden Scheme charity.

The exotics are looking good, I am hoping the Michaelmas Daisies will soon start to join them.

And in the greenhouse.

We hope for a sunny day so that visitors can enjoy the garden with tea and cake!

Double value.

04 Wednesday Aug 2021

Posted by Brian Skeys in Gardening, Our Garden@19, Photography, Plantlife, The Life of Brian.

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Colocasia, Galtonia, Phlox, variegated

Three plants in the garden offering attractive foliage as well as flowers.

Galtonia candicans has white bell flowers with lance like blue green striped leaves.

The Pholx are just starting to flower here, this is Phlox paniculate ‘Harlequin’, variegated leaves with a touch of pink.

This is the first time Colocasia ‘Black Dragon’ has flowered in the four or five years we have had it. We have always being pleased with just its stunning foliage.