In winter you can only work with a pair of warm gardening gloves. I have tried very many gloves and as they all get heavy use none really seem to last as they get damaged at the finger tips.
Lost gloves are a real pain. If I am tying up some beans or twisting a clematis round a pole the gloves get in the way and lost or dropped when pushing my Gardening trolley round the garden.
We lady Gardeners do need to keep our hands looking ok so I keep more than 1 pair of gloves and use good handcream. I like to use Crabtree & Evelyn Gardeners Hand Therapy Cream but any good one for hardworking hands would be fine.
Liz
Monday 20 December 2010
Gardening
To enjoy gardening is one of those simple pleasures and to make a living of it involves an appreciation of mud and plants and a knowledge of the techie bits. Do you know that pruning can only take place within certain times to allow the fruiting and or flower buds time to develop. Did you know that roots in the soil need air and that if they are always in water (most plants) the roots has no air and dies.
Out in the Garden I feel like a GP must feel facing an surgery of patients. My questioning is based on looking at leaves, the base of plants and looking at the soil quality. It even extends to digging up a plant which seems to be ailing. My heart sinks when I see the start of a rotting plant. This can be caused by a huge array of bacteria or virus and one of the indicators of trouble are those little woodlice as they feed on rotting foliage.
What about chewed leaves or bits cut out. My work is to try and work out which type of leave hole has been formed by a range of beetle, bee, or slug and snail.
Now I know that clients just want good looking plants so my work is to investigate the trouble and try and sort it out.
Happy Gardening Liz and the Landgirls.
Out in the Garden I feel like a GP must feel facing an surgery of patients. My questioning is based on looking at leaves, the base of plants and looking at the soil quality. It even extends to digging up a plant which seems to be ailing. My heart sinks when I see the start of a rotting plant. This can be caused by a huge array of bacteria or virus and one of the indicators of trouble are those little woodlice as they feed on rotting foliage.
What about chewed leaves or bits cut out. My work is to try and work out which type of leave hole has been formed by a range of beetle, bee, or slug and snail.
Now I know that clients just want good looking plants so my work is to investigate the trouble and try and sort it out.
Happy Gardening Liz and the Landgirls.
Sunday 10 January 2010
Fashion cake
Imagine the scene of little crafted delights of hats and handbags made of tulle, leather and finest silk designed and created by artists from Paris and London and then delightfully showcased to the backdrop of finest afternoon tea. Then imagine if those items in a Lewis Carroll manner had a special potion added which meant that they were made of cake and sugar and bore the label Eat me.
My friends and I attended afternoon tea at 'The Berkeley' in London. I should add that we gave up the idea of Pre theatre suppers to the lavishness of Pre-theatre afternoon teas several years ago and so we are becoming expert tea and cake consumers.
Our Afternoon tea began with a glass of Champagne as it is New Year. Very quickly tea pots of our chosen tea arrived. I chose 'White Peony' tea which complemented the flavours and complexity of the little canapes and cakes.
We were tended by 3 waiters who ranged from enthusiastic to quietly attentive and trays of little sandwiches arrived. They didn't have the delicacy of flavour that we expect from Claridges but were still fine.
Cake stands of Amuse-gueule of little pieces of seared tuna, duck or salmon were presented among others with two plates of little fruit mousses and those cakes. We mature responsible ladies became quite frivolous at this point and I defy anyone not to be enthralled by the combination of these gluttony inducing food delights and the admiration of the craft involved.
To date the our Crown of Afternoon Tea is held by 'tea at Claridges’ http://www.claridges.co.uk
All details are 'right' and the sandwiches are perfect in every detail but now a new contender is http://www.the-berkeley.co.uk
The hotel describes the event as Mouth-watering Prêt-à-Portea delicacies with a fashionista twist The Berkeley London designer afternoon tea, Prêt-à-Portea, is inspired by the themes and colours of the fashion world The menu is transformed every six months to follow the changing seasons in fashion.
Inspired by the Autumn/Winter 2009 fashion collections, this season's afternoon tea at The Berkeley in London includes designs by Christian Dior, Burberry, Christian Lacroix, Louis Vuitton, and Mulberry. Prêt-à-Portea is served in the Caramel Room daily from 1pm to 6pmThe Autumn/Winter 2009
Our next theatre and afternoon tea event is scheduled for May and we are attending the ‘Ritz’ Which afternoon tea will win our best afternoon tea Crown- ‘Claridges’, 'The Berkeley’ or the ‘Ritz’
My friends and I attended afternoon tea at 'The Berkeley' in London. I should add that we gave up the idea of Pre theatre suppers to the lavishness of Pre-theatre afternoon teas several years ago and so we are becoming expert tea and cake consumers.
Our Afternoon tea began with a glass of Champagne as it is New Year. Very quickly tea pots of our chosen tea arrived. I chose 'White Peony' tea which complemented the flavours and complexity of the little canapes and cakes.
We were tended by 3 waiters who ranged from enthusiastic to quietly attentive and trays of little sandwiches arrived. They didn't have the delicacy of flavour that we expect from Claridges but were still fine.
Cake stands of Amuse-gueule of little pieces of seared tuna, duck or salmon were presented among others with two plates of little fruit mousses and those cakes. We mature responsible ladies became quite frivolous at this point and I defy anyone not to be enthralled by the combination of these gluttony inducing food delights and the admiration of the craft involved.
To date the our Crown of Afternoon Tea is held by 'tea at Claridges’ http://www.claridges.co.uk
All details are 'right' and the sandwiches are perfect in every detail but now a new contender is http://www.the-berkeley.co.uk
The hotel describes the event as Mouth-watering Prêt-à-Portea delicacies with a fashionista twist The Berkeley London designer afternoon tea, Prêt-à-Portea, is inspired by the themes and colours of the fashion world The menu is transformed every six months to follow the changing seasons in fashion.
Inspired by the Autumn/Winter 2009 fashion collections, this season's afternoon tea at The Berkeley in London includes designs by Christian Dior, Burberry, Christian Lacroix, Louis Vuitton, and Mulberry. Prêt-à-Portea is served in the Caramel Room daily from 1pm to 6pmThe Autumn/Winter 2009
Our next theatre and afternoon tea event is scheduled for May and we are attending the ‘Ritz’ Which afternoon tea will win our best afternoon tea Crown- ‘Claridges’, 'The Berkeley’ or the ‘Ritz’
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