Drought, Ducks and Dogs – July newsletter

Last month I was delighted to be asked by the local BBC to provide my tips on watering the garden during the recent dry period – and amazed that the snippet made it onto BBC Breakfast too! The reporter who visited the garden said that I was ‘the Mary Berry of gardening,’ which could be a compliment or could just be because of my white hair! We should also be in Gardener’s World Magazine in September, so look out for that.

One of the results of this national coverage was that we had an excellent turn out for our Wildlife Day, with around 300 people visiting on the day. My thanks go to all the experts who once again gave their time for free to share their knowledge of wildlife.

If you are on child care duties during the school holidays we have a nature spotters sheet available, which proves very popular with our younger visitors. We also have a small play area to keep them entertained.

Thankfully it has rained now, which has made life a bit easier, but with a hose pipe ban still in place gardens are certainly under pressure. My next garden walk is on August 6th, and I will share tips for summer gardening with participants as well as show you our garden in August.

Although we are now well over half way through our open season, there is still plenty to see and do in the garden.

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