Blickling looking glorious in the spring sunshine
This latest session at Blickling I was mainly running a hoe along the gravel paths of the double borders and one or two other places, with fellow volunteer Jonny.
A do like a nice neat edge- the double borders after grubbing out weeds from the path…
.. and a nearby path after the same treatment.
Enjoyable to begin with and then as the hands got sore, a little tiresome. But, hey ho, it was a lovely day, the Tulips and Hyacinths were blooming and there were plenty of visitors to chat to.
Tulips beginning their show in the double borders..
So, there’s not much more to tell this week. After lunch I joined the bulk of the other volunteers in weeding the four major beds in the parterre, laid out in the 1930’s, I believe, by garden designer Norah Lindsay. The banter was lively as usual!
Weeding away in the main parterre borders
Oh, and Ed, one of the gardeners, brought in his ‘mother and daughter’ pooches- they went down a treat, as you can imagine from the picture below.
Definitely an ‘Ahh…’ moment!
And this was the day I became official- I got my ‘Garden Volunteer’ Badge!
Further Information:
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