'UP THE GARDEN PATH' by Pam Thompson
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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
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17 October 2022
All Sweetness & Light!!
Show Successes!
Goodness knows where the time has gone since my last post!! Autumn is now in full swing and, if anything, the colour change is a little earlier this year. Maybe, because of the summer drought.
3 September 2022
Twilight Garden by Candlelight Evening 2022
Once again, we were super lucky with the weather. It was a sunny, warm and still evening. There was nothing still about the run up! Talk about rushing around at the last minute! Teas, cakes, tables, jam jars, candles, cushions, fairy lights, chairs - even more tables and chairs, tableware, vases of flowers, plates, cups, glasses........................it just never stopped!! I daren't even mention all the garden work or the last minute hedge cotting and edging that went on!
Thank heavens for wonderful helpers and the support they showed! Brian lugged tables and chairs around the county. Pat made loads of exquiste cakes. We couldn't even think of doing it without them all. Gabby, Lindy, Pauline and Jenny brought cakes and slaved away serving teas. Sandra made a gluten free special and came over and helped serve evening drinks. Greg & Richard played the piano and whilst, I didn't hear the music, I definitely heard the applause! Janine & Malc lit all 450 candles that had been placed in jam jars around the garden by Chris and honestly! The garden looked absolutely magical!
Greg took some drone shots and Chris took some really pretty night time garden shots. Here are some more: PTC Garden by Candlelight
I have to admit, I lost count of visitor numbers and got up to about 145 but we think it was more likely to have been 150. Either way, a cheque for a massive £1404.67 has now been sent off to the National Garden Scheme. How amazing is that??
31 August 2022
Noah the Mower's New House
Enter Chris Genever!! We didn't exactly have an ideal selection of materials. I didn't really fancy OSB so Chris (bless 'im!) came up with some ply and some reclaimed feather board. We did, however have a supply of reclaimed lead and (needless to say) I was keen to cut scallops along the leading edge and make lead rolls. I just love a bit of detail!! His little daisy windows lookeven Tudor-esque!
22 August 2022
The arrival of Noah The Mower!
We have a new friend in Pear Tree Cottage Garden! His name is Noah the Mower and although he can't talk back, he's fully trained and now voice controlled! I've even linked him to my online calendar. That way, he knows not to mow when we have garden visitors or garden events. He also knows when it's too frosty for mowing! He's been in residence for nearly a week and is still mapping the garden.
Whilst it's goodbye to stripes, I'll be able to allocate mowing time to other tasks and duties. Also, I'll still be mowing around the edges and using the long handled edging shears. Somehow, I think I'll still be using my usual mowers to pick up fallen leaves. Noah the Mower has cables to guide him. Alas, our overhanging trees meant that satellite guidance was not an option. With the present drought, there's never been less grass to mow.
We've experienced the most amazing service both from Craig at Husqvarna in Liverpool and O.H.M.S. in Pershore. Martin from O.H.M.S entrusted us with their demo model for a couple of weeks whilst they resourced the model we required. Things definitely didn't go at all well for them as one was stolen, one was lost in transit and another arrived damaged. Despite all these hiccups, they ensured that we the customers were cared for. Simply outstanding service. I really could NOT recommend them enough!
Choosing his cover was tricky. We could have had a sheep, a ladybird or even a zebra. Trouble was, some of them looked a tad cartoonish hence our unusually tasteful choice of daisies! It's weird having movement in the garden he's still so unfamiliar and occasionally startling!
The next project is to build him a house! Yes! We still love our projects!