Monthly Archives: September 2016

The Way, The Truth and the Dead

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Francis Pryor

It’s been quite a busy summer. Some non-horticultural readers of this blog might have found my obsession with the two National Gardens Scheme Open Days a bit obsessive – and I suppose I ought to apologise to them. But I’m … Continue reading →

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Our first Open Garden for 16 years: Day 2

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Francis Pryor

I tried not to show it in my last blog post, but I can now confess we were rather disappointed with the visitor numbers on the first day we opened. I know from when we ran Flag Fen that Saturdays … Continue reading →

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The End of Day 1

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Francis Pryor

Gosh it has been a frantic day! It started badly with high winds and heavy rain overnight. Anxiously, I checked my BBC Weather App every fifteen minutes and it simply looked worse: black clouds with bright yellow drips… By eleven … Continue reading →

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A Sweltering Last Minute!

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Francis Pryor

As I write, the mists that swirled in from off the North Sea late last night are just starting to lift and allow the first rays of morning sunlight to filter through the upper branches of the trees in the … Continue reading →

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