The National Trust
property at Bateman's will soon be saying goodbye to its head
gardener who is retiring this year after more than two decades
tending and restoring the grounds of Rudyard Kipling's Sussex
hideaway.
This year's weather has
not been kind to any gardener in England but the gardens at Bateman's
are still looking resplendent.
The apple orchard is
faring 100% better than the battered trees in my own garden which,
this year, have produced absolutely no fruit whatsoever.
The boughs at Bateman's are already heavy with young fruit, the vegetable gardens are stocked with lettuces, courgettes and soft fruit and the borders are filled with with the colour and smell of Sweet Williams, roses, lavender and honeysuckle.
The boughs at Bateman's are already heavy with young fruit, the vegetable gardens are stocked with lettuces, courgettes and soft fruit and the borders are filled with with the colour and smell of Sweet Williams, roses, lavender and honeysuckle.
As ever, I took some
photos on my visit.
