Rain at last

I have just come in from the garden, I was chipping the last of the hedge trimmings and am absolutely drenched, but must not moan we have been praying for rain for about a month now. We will now be able to carry on with the weeding which had come to a halt last week as it was just too hard. I have to say that now we are open 5 days a week it is much more difficult to keep the garden in order and get everthing done, but the nursery is in much better order and potting up is nearly all finished.
The path that was started just before we open in February is now finished and goes all the way to the Tea Rooms now, the brick wall is going up nicely beside it, hoping to have something for the Wisteria to climb up soon instead of the blue scaffold tower it is on now!!
Our second lot of chicks all hatched safely, we have managed to put them under a silkie that had gone broody, they look really cute!!

Work progresses at Goltho

We have been so busy after the opening at Easter that we have missed a week on our blog spot. The garden is looking great, but could now do with at bit of rain here in Lincolnshire as we have unforgiving land, sodden in winter and now concrete hard as it has dried.
The chickens are laying like mad so it is boiled eggs for breakfast, poached for lunch and omlettes for tea at the moment, but if you are calling in to see us you can buy some in the Tea Rooms. We have been asked by Radio Lincolnshire to do a video link to their web site of ' Whats going on at Goltho' so look out for that, a nice companion to our Sunday spot on the Sue Taylor show. Well better get back to the weeding as it never stops.

Preperations for Easter opening

As the reopening at Easter is just round the corner, this week the team are weeding in the garden and potting up for the nursery. In the new greenhouse the seedlings and tomato plants are growing on well, within the next month they will be ready for potting on for selling.
This Easter Sunday will see Goltho's first Easter egg hunt, where children of all ages will find hidden items in the garden through a secret clue sheet. This is a great chance to mix our two favourite things, plants and chocolate!


Above you can see our new greenhouse and Raffy.