The plants are finally raising their first leaves above the soil, and the weeds seem to be arriving even faster! I’ve begun rearranging and weeding large areas of the Cook’s Garden ready to mulch over with compost and sow seed in parts. I must say it’s so satisfying to see the lovely bright green foliage contrast with the dark crumbly compost! The restaurant borders were looking quite tired so I began rearranging beds there too. Over the winter a few Hebes and Penstemon died leaving large gaps that I have filled with Thalictrum aquilegifolium (Meadow Rue), Calamagrostis brachytricha ‘Karl Foerster’ (Korean feather reed grass), Iris sibirica, Persicaria bistorta (Bistort), Leucanthemum superbum ‘Snowdrift’ (Shasta daisy) and Cerastium biebersteinii (Boreal chickweed). I’m quite proud of this planting and I’m really looking forward to seeing it all fill out before I leave.
I also want to make some minor changes to parts of the Compost Display Garden in the next week or two, mainly involving the compost bin area, which I will make more attractive by sowing some wildflower seed in between woodchip paths, leading to each bin. The green manure display is germinating fast!.. And all of my newly sown vegetables are well on their way to being planted out.
I’ve been juggling my diploma work with gardening and assessments this week, but have made a huge amount of progress. This Friday, our assessor from Warwickshire College will be visiting to assess us on our plant identification again. This time we’ll be looking at herbaceous perennials, mainly Geraniums and Primulas. We’ll also be assessed on sowing in drills and planting in Claire’s Shrub Borders.
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