Gardeners everywhere have been getting funny looks recently. We’ve had a month of lovely weather, two four-day weekends with lots of sun, and even a royal wedding, yet mostly what the gardeners have been saying is “We really need some rain”. Cue the funny looks. Well, we got what we asked for. But now we’ve had a good downpour, if we could go back to the nice sunny weather, that’d be great. Please?
I’ve previously blogged about the redevelopments that have been happening over the winter at Ryton Gardens, and now a year on from Helen, Claire and myself starting, it’s amazing to see parts of the same gardens looking so different. Other parts are still the same though – the Judas tree is flowering, which it was doing when we started, and it’s a reminder that we only have a few weeks left. It’s been a brilliant year, and I have learned so much just from being around such good gardeners. The highlight for me though has definitely been making the videos each month. I’ve really enjoyed the whole process, from filming through editing to the finished piece, and hopefully they’ve been informative in some small way. Who knows, maybe I’ll keep doing them! Anyway, I’ll definitely be back to Ryton Gardens to see how the gardens and the people are getting on.
