So our 2016 National Gardens Scheme opening is
over! In the end we had 196 visitors and made just over £1500 for charity.
I love
the opening as it is a bit like a giant party, and it is so nice to see people
enjoying the space from kids running around to brave people climbing up the lookout
mound. There were lots of first timers whom were suitably surprised by the size
of the garden and the 'secret' bit and lots of returners impressed by progress.
Overall
the garden was also looking super jungly and full....it definitely wasn’t a
floriferous year. The slugs and slightly cold summer had set the dahlias way
back. My seedling ALL sucked as the Tithonias were all only just thinking
about flowering and Ricinus were tiny. I had also put a lot of faith into
Polygonum orientale, using it a lot to fill gaps and add colour but all had
failed and were only 1ft tall despite being planted in March! However, despite
these issues all was very lush.
14 people
helped out on the day which was wonderful, and this enabled us to open the
'Cava Cave' for the first time offering gin fizz and rhubarb Bellini’s. They
were a wonderful bunch.
THANK YOU to everyone who came and helped out
So some pictures of everything at its best....
