On Thursday (hottest day?) a friend and I went to Hatfield House (Herts - home of Marquis of Salisbury) to see the private gardens which are only open on Thursdays. Lady Salisbury (now dowager I think) designed them and included an organic kitchen garden. She also designed Prince Charles's garden at Highgrove. We walked round very, very slowly. The garden did look a bit hot and dusty but beautiful nevertheless.
Meanwhile, the allotment is getting on well. I've started pulling Little Gem lettuces (below) even though they haven't properly hearted up yet, to give the others more room to grow. Behind them is a row of leeks, then a row of onions, and potatoes at the back.
The beans are really climbing now: (Lady Salisbury's were much taller than mine - sniff)
The white tunnelly thing is protecting my cavalo nero from pigeons and butterflies.
Are those Kew Blue on the left? I started mine indoors and we are eating them for the first time this weekend.
Your lettuces and leeks look wonderful.
Posted by: Hat | 05 July 2009 at 03:46 PM