Pear Tree Cottage Garden: Show Successes!

The green and rolling countryside of Worcestershire, England, is home to the cider apple orchards which surround the gardens of Pear Tree Cottage. They enjoy a sunny south westerly aspect with sweeping views across to Martley Hillside, Woodbury and Abberley clock tower. The Teme Valley lies just over the hill and, not far away, is the Herefordshire border. Although our climate is temperate, our seasons are often uncertain and always a challenge to a gardener! This began in 2010 & follows the weekly ups and downs of garden work chronicling both successes and failures but, above all, demonstrates the fun enjoyed by three people who regularly garden in all weathers

19 September 2016

Show Successes!

Basket of Produce

Foliage pot plant

Surprisingly, we managed a few successes at this year's annual show at Stoke Bliss. The biggest triumph being first in the 'Basket of Produce' class. In total we had 4 1sts, 2 2nds and 2 thirds. Chris was dragged along despite grumbles about little work getting done! He even found time for an ice cream! |As it's also the venue for ploughing competitions, it's always nice to see the vintage tractors working away and the real highlight is to see horses ploughing. The only thing wrong is seeing someone leading them from the front! More photos can be seen here:

Stoke Bliss & District Annual Show & Ploughing Match 1026