Good gardening

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Last week I went for an outing with a friend to an open garden. Their herbaceous border was particularly impressive, but all the garden really was very organised. I was impressed with the way the plants were mainly in separate clumps, some even with a space around them. In my garden everything seems to just grow all over everything else and before I know it some things have been swamped and I forget about them until eventually I remember ‘Didn’t I have such-and-such a plant?’ and I realise it has vanished. I got chatting to one of the gardeners, asking her the names of some of the plants, and then I remarked on the neat plant separation and she replied ‘That’s just good gardening’. Well that told me! I am now out with my trowel and fork trying to bring more order to my own garden! Luckily the rain we have had recently has been just enough to moisten the clay soil so it isn’t like concrete, but not so much that it turns it into a sticky morass! All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2024.