Due to staff shortages in our catering team (congratulations to our Head Chef who has just gone on paternity leave), over the weekends of the 11th/12th and 18th/19th May we will be serving BBQ food only from outside our Stables Restaurant, as well as cakes, sandwiches and ice cream in our cafe. A limited menu will also be available from Monday to Friday over the next two weeks. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
For many years now Philip (the CEO) has installed in me a mantra for the formal gardens..... 'It's all about theatre'.
By this he means the drama that the gardens create.
Thanks to Lutyens hard landscaping, the structure of the paths and walls makes an impressive impact when viewed from the Victorian terrace. All clean straight lines and symmetry, very smart. The quickest way for the gardeners to make an impact is to improve the theatre/drama by keeping the lines as crisp as possible by edging the lawns and keeping the grass mown.
He's right of course, he is a visual man and he knows his stuff. You can (hopefully) forgive the odd weed if the immediate effect is so striking.
The same can be said for the Victorian terrace. The sharp lines are really important.
We have just deadheaded the pink snapdragons on the Victorian terrace scheme so that they re flower but look how different it looked just 1 month ago!
so much growth- I can't wait for the pink clash to return!
