Deep digging
Lest you think tending Pamela's garden is all about glamour (!), here are some hard facts for the growing inclined:
• Number of hours Pamela spends in the garden: maximum 8 per day in warm months
• Amount of organic compost ordered to mulch garden: 3 tons!
• Days it takes to spread out compost: 3
• Number of fresh salads the Macauleys eat per summer: 135
• Number of seedlings planted each year: 800
• Number of vases Pamela owns: Too many to count; old teapots with missing lids are a favourite container
• Number of chickens to eat slug eggs: 4-Curly, Larry, Moe and Dilys
• Number of family helpers: 0. "But this year, Charlotte has asked for a patch of her own."
• Number of David Austin roses on display: 50
• Amount spent on seeds per year: $100
• Amount spent on bedding plants and perennials per year: $400
• Amount of sunscreen Pamela uses per year: 360 g (about 6 bottles)
Countdown to June
January
Look at seed catalogues and decide what to grow this year. Order bare root roses.
February
Plant roses. Sow seeds. Snow drops are up in the garden. It's spring!
March
Days are getting lighter. Pot up seedlings. The greenhouse is getting full.
April
Start planting out. Slug hunting at 5 a.m. The chickens love them for breakfast.
May
Plant out vegetables and bedding plants. Lots of weeding. First rose out.
June
The Village Garden Open Day is almost here. It looks beautiful but there is still work to do.
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