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TATTENHALL  GARDEN TRAIL 2010
The best garden on the day

Very little divided the votes for Carolyn’s and Esme's gardens but, what made visitors vote 49 Greenlands  this  year’s prize winner?

I revisited the garden in an attempt to find out and also to ask Carolyn how she planned to spend her prize money.

Carolyn’s front garden originally open plan, like her close neighbours, has been transformed into a sort of ‘jardin potager’, with grass paths between vegetable and flower beds. Is this bold conversion a sign of new times and recognised so by the voters?
Carolyn, a seasoned gardener said, in a matter of fact way, that she wanted to grow food, and found the large front lawn underutilised, and a waste of space as grass alone.

Today, with rising food prices, will more of us follow Carolyn’s bold approach, ripping up front lawns to grow food to survive uncertain times?

Home grown vegetables selected and cooked within minutes has got to beat shop stuff, travelling as it does hundreds and thousands of miles, nutritionally and importantly in taste. Growing our own food also saves money and reduces our carbon footprint. Unfortunately, many modern houses are often not designed  to provide an essential growing area or a recycling space, growing your own is not an option for everyone, though where there is a will there might be a way.

As for the prize money, Carolyn  is searching  for a Clematis, though it might be spent on more compost!  The nearest nursery to Tattenhall  is ‘Broxton Nursery’ at the roundabout on the A41. Opened six years ago, surprisingly,  a place Carolyn has promised to visit for the first time, let’s hope she finds the right Clematis but, must it be edible?

Clematis has been used as a substitute for black pepper and taken for migraine relief in small quantities. If you know of an edible variety please send an email to the editor and I will pass it on to Carolyn!

 

Editor Peter K Macgeorge MA 12th August, 2010

email: editor@tattenhallnet.co.uk

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