Jack and the Beanstalk

As promised here is a photograph of Jack the newest member of the Goltho Gardens team. Isn't he cute!!

The weather has been much better this week and this has made the vegetables come on like mad so we are eating runner beans and courgettes most days. Tomatoes are starting to ripen nicely also and we are all looking daily at the Discovery apples as they are the first to be ready.

In the garden the crocosmias are all starting to come out the first ones being C.'Lucifer' and the type C. masoniorum. the later one are starting to show colour, these are some of my favourite plants at this time of the year -they are so easy and no trouble.

All Quiet at Goltho

We have had a miserable week this week at Goltho with the weather being really overcast and raining at the most inconvenient times, and it was quiet in the garden and nursery also. This was most likely as the weathermen kept giving severe weather forcasts so nobody wanted to risk a soaking. Plenty of potting up has got done and general tidying up of old pots, we have sorted our bulb list for Autumn but not much happened on the gardening front

Today I had a new hat on as I had been asked to judge Wragby in Bloom - what an honour!! I found it very difficult as all the exhibitors were excellent, but after walking around Wragby several times I finally made my decision.

Cooking with Flowers

We have been really busy this last week, with only one day off - no rest for the wicked!! Our French student went home on Friday, so now I have to do all the potting up myself, but we send her all our best wishes and hope she succeeds with everything she wants to do.

The Teashop was bursting at the seams every 2.00 O clock this week when Lesley was putting on her 'Cooking with Flowers' demonstration, everyone had a sample of dandelion honey on some toast and Lesley also made some little scones flavoured with marigolds these all went down really well. Lavender cake and also orange and marigold cake were some of the delicious treats people could buy to have with their cup of tea or coffee during this week and I must say I never got a look in they sold out nearly quicker than Lesley could make them. Never mind maybe I will have better luck next time.

Oo La La

We have a temporary member to the Goltho Gardens team this week with the arrival of Julie Meynet-Meunier on Monday. She is a horticultural student from Bellevaux in France and just staying with us for two weeks, luckily for us, her English is very good as our French is awful. Julie has been helping with the weeding in the nursery and stock area and doing plenty of potting up. We are also going to interview her for our Sunday spot on BBC Radio Lincolnshire so listen out for that!

We have all just about gone into melt down this week with the really hot weather, which unfortunately has affected the roses - they have not lasted long and have now nearly finished. Such a shame, they were glorious. Once again we are praying for rain, we gardeners are never happy.