30th May 2010.
Dear All,
Kate and I were at Chelsea Flower Show on Tuesday so I could fill this letter with photos. It was warm, but not too hot and unlike Mondays was almost celebrity free. I expect most of you will have seen coverage on TV (but not Mary?) – there were more large gardens this year but I prefer the smaller ones as they are more practical and less showing off. Medwyn was back in the tent with his magnificent display of vegetables and won the Presidents prize for the best in show.
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Chelsea
We travelled by coach as we can pick it up at Trumpington Park & Ride and the fare is a fraction of the train fare. The only drawback was the Queen causing chaos by opening Parliament so we were diverted all round Will’s mothers.
I had a Garden Club talk at Barton Mills in the evening so it was a long day. They were a good crowd and there were over 70 there.
On Monday our College garden tour was at St John’s another huge slice of desirable real estate in the middle of Cambridge including 2 bridges over the Cam. They have about 20 acres of grass to cut besides all the other gardening.
It has been quite a garden tour week as on Thursday night I had arranged a chapel visit to Wolfson gardens where the head gardener is an ex NIAB employee Phil Stigwood.
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St Johns
Our walk on Thursday involved a train ride from Ely to Littleport and then walking back via Prickwillow – not many hills but enough water and “throbbing fertility” to make it interesting.
On Friday we were invited out to lunch with newish neighbours Geoff and Valerie Twiss opposite. They have only been here for a few months and already Geoff has stood for the District council as a Lib Dem candidate.
Cucurbit week in the garden with courgettes, squash, gourds and pumpkins being planted and cucumbers being trained. The garden is now full so no more planting until something is harvested.
Love
Mike & Kate
Dear All,
Kate and I were at Chelsea Flower Show on Tuesday so I could fill this letter with photos. It was warm, but not too hot and unlike Mondays was almost celebrity free. I expect most of you will have seen coverage on TV (but not Mary?) – there were more large gardens this year but I prefer the smaller ones as they are more practical and less showing off. Medwyn was back in the tent with his magnificent display of vegetables and won the Presidents prize for the best in show.
Chelsea
We travelled by coach as we can pick it up at Trumpington Park & Ride and the fare is a fraction of the train fare. The only drawback was the Queen causing chaos by opening Parliament so we were diverted all round Will’s mothers.
I had a Garden Club talk at Barton Mills in the evening so it was a long day. They were a good crowd and there were over 70 there.
On Monday our College garden tour was at St John’s another huge slice of desirable real estate in the middle of Cambridge including 2 bridges over the Cam. They have about 20 acres of grass to cut besides all the other gardening.
It has been quite a garden tour week as on Thursday night I had arranged a chapel visit to Wolfson gardens where the head gardener is an ex NIAB employee Phil Stigwood.
St Johns
Our walk on Thursday involved a train ride from Ely to Littleport and then walking back via Prickwillow – not many hills but enough water and “throbbing fertility” to make it interesting.
On Friday we were invited out to lunch with newish neighbours Geoff and Valerie Twiss opposite. They have only been here for a few months and already Geoff has stood for the District council as a Lib Dem candidate.
Cucurbit week in the garden with courgettes, squash, gourds and pumpkins being planted and cucumbers being trained. The garden is now full so no more planting until something is harvested.
Love
Mike & Kate
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