Recent jobs in the garden
Ben and Ned have been working hard rejuvenating the lawns. They started by verti draining - a process which spikes lots of deep holes into the lawn to help relieve compaction, allowing oxygen to get to the roots and aid water drainage. It was then top dressed with sand to again help with drainage and further improve the soil structure.
The garden team continued the preparation work ahead of replanting shade bed two in the Water Garden. They removed masses of ground covering symphytum and lamium which had begun to dominate the space. Clumps of Maclaya microcarpa 'Spetchley Ruby' was also dug out and repositioned as it had wandered too close to the front of the border. Shade bed two will be replanted soon, so watch this space!
It's been all hands on deck to get plant orders out after our autumn plant sale and free delivery offer encouraged lots of gardeners to buy and get planting. To help get these orders out as quickly as possible, the garden team helped with the picking and packing. It's great for the team to learn the different processes and systems across the site.
In preparation for colder weather, the team also helped Emily and Debs move Beth's succulent and half-hardy collections back into the greenhouse. A timely job as we had a frost the following morning!
Recent jobs with the propagation team
The last week in propagation and production has been all about potting, progress and preparation!
Many hundreds of plants have been moved from the growing tunnels onto sales. The next generations are now being created from cuttings and seedlings nurtured by Emily and Debs and will soon fill up the space left behind.
Kathy and Hollie have made a tremendous start potting on plants such as Potentilla atrosanguinea var. argyrophylla which will dazzle like little suns next summer.
Debs and emily have been preparing for the next wave of cuttings and seedlings by getting ahead and preparing lots of tray stacks. They have also been preparing for Christmas by hanging out hydrangea stems to dry ready to use in future displays.
Miya and Sean have been working hard to spruce up another stockbed, which I'm sure you'll agree is looking great!
Our free postage and sale plants will be available until the end of the month via our website. We can't thank you enough for choosing our plants and are truly delighted to be able to bring a little piece of Beth's garden into yours.
Best wishes Teresa