On another springlike, sunny, morning, beside a pot of primulas, Jackie began work on renovating her recent dump table purchase. This involved glue and screws.
Hoverflies are back in town. Can you spot this one? (Yellow attracts)
This is a view across the eastern end of the Heligan Path towards the Rose Garden.
These hellebores are different from those in the above scene, and blend well with some little star-shaped bulbed plants, that we haven’t identified. (I am grateful for suggestions on this question. See the definitive comment from the biking gardener below)
The kiwi communes with the pheasant by the eucalyptus shadows.
Later in the morning, Paul came over, bringing printing paper, final drafts of the exhibition flyer, support, encouragement, guidance, and assistance with the printing process. Jackie produced an excellent ham and vegetable soup for lunch.
After the break, Paul and I worked well into the afternoon, and he went home with the first sixty copies. I continued after he had left.
Our friend’s superb design has created a two-sided document that can be folded to provide an informative little brochure.
The picture of Jackie picking daffodils finishes up on the front, with the map on the back.
Further information on us and the other exhibitors appears within the folds.
I just do the printing. Margery and Paul do the origami.
This evening we relished dining on Jackie’s choice chilli con carne and mushroom rice, followed by Tesco’s yellow ticket chocolate eclairs. I drank El Sottino, a Spanish red wine Ian brought at Christmas, and Jackie drank sparkling water.
Ok derrick I want to come visit hahaha! your posts are so very inviting and lovely! I love hearing what you and Jacki ate and drank! So is this a community garden or yours? It is lovely and a very well put together brochure!
It’s ours, Lynn. Calling it the Downton Garden is the Gallery’s idea
Wow that is so lovely! A gorgeous garden full of so many things!
Thanks, Lynn
Lovely sunny day Derrick. The private viewing flyer looks really nice 🙂
Thanks, Geetha
Welcome Derrick. I am also assuming that if you are having chilli con carne then you are doing fine 😀
Yep, thanks
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That leaflet is a really smart design. My compliments to the chef!!!
Thanks, John
Absolutely gorgeous! I wish I could come visit your lovely garden!
Thank you, Anna
A great flyer – I read it from woe to go. It made me want to visit both the exhibition and the garden! Was the spelling mistake intentional?
(P.S. Just kidding about the spelling mistake!)
Thank you, Bruce
I think you should have a big garden party for all of your blogger fans, Derrick. Your garden is spectacular…and pheasants too! I’ve never seen one in the wild.
We have lots of real ones around here. Thanks, Jill
Ah…going public with your very beautiful garden. It will be interesting to see how that works out!
Thank you, Cynthia. I trust you are better
Yes, thanks.
I’ve been waiting for the day – too bad I can’t be there! The brochure looks inviting.
Many thanks, Mary
What a lovely garden Derrick. And your dinner sounds delicious, I love chilli con carne!
Thank you, Miriam
Excellent flyer. Wishing you both lots of success – your hard work certainly deserves it…and we’ll all be watching and waiting for updated news as usual. Go Derrick, go Jackie! 🌷🌹🌷🌹🌷🌹🌼🌸🌻🌾🍁🌺🌼🌷
Many thanks, Jenny
This a generous donation of your time and effort, your also doing this to benefit the schools, such a worthy cause, Jackie and Derrick. I loved the sculptures of the pheasant and kiwi. Being named after a bird, I noticed this right away. I loved the way you showed us so much of the vastness of the gardens and also, including Downton Gardens will surely bring the Downton Abbey fans! 🙂
Also, noticed seven years of Jackie’s gardening being awarded. Please pass on my congratulations for this well earned awards.
Your luncheon soup meal sounded delicious, your evening chili con carne and dessert made my mouth water, Derrick. What a busy and wonderfully productive day you had. I like Jenny’s flowers but don’t have the capability to produce these on the simple library computer. So happy you are well again, both of you!
Thank you for such a complete response, Robin. I will pass on you congratulations, and The Head Gardener will read for herself
I’m so glad you have a kiwi in your garden! It all looks so wonderfully exciting and I wish I could wander through with all your other visitors. I know it will go well, congratulations and splendid work all round!!
Many thanks, Pauline
When are you having a party for all your blog readers? We want Jackie’s cooking and a gallery of your photos! And the wine, too–don’t forget that.
I’ll see what can be done about a virtual one. Thanks, Luanne
Is this what they invented 3-d printing for? 🙂
Well this all looks rather splendid. I do hope it is a thundering success.
Many thanks, Geoff
Great garden and flyer. There’s a lot of work in all that.
There is, Sylvie. Thank you
I second that (about the flyer: I know nothing about gardens!!)
You’re married to Jackie, right? I’m just curious about her last name. Two of our neighbors have different last names even though they’re married. Lots of hyphenated names over here and then some old traditionalists like our parents who have the same last name…. Also, I like the 3rd picture the best. It almost looks abandoned and like the flowers have taken over. I really like that look. Good luck with all of your future events. Too bad we can’t come by 🙂
Thanks for such a full response, Weekly. This time round we haven’t got around to marrying yet. This should make things clear: http://derrickjknight.com/2014/01/05/my-branch-of-the-family-tree/
Very interesting. Hope I wasn’t too nosy.
Not at all, Weekly. So many people have been interested that I made that post
I wish you every success in the Exhibition, you are to be commended on the amount of work and effort you have put into it. I look forward to reading the results in your posts, of the overall success of such a fine venture.
Kind regards and Best wishes.
Many thanks, Ian
Your Downton Garden is so beautiful, Derrick. And the flyers are looking good. I like that you put many informations on them. I would love to come to the exhibition. 🙂
Many thanks, Monica. I would like to see you there
I dream myself, with my eyes open, walking on your beautiful garden’s alleys, Derrick 🙂
🙂
To me, all this would be an overwhelming project, but you and Jackie took it on one step at a time and just look at the accomplishment!! Good luck!
Many thanks, GP. It’s possible we didn’t really know just how much would be involved. But now we can just focus on maintaining it
The Head Gardener and her trusty side kick!!
How exciting! Can’t make tea, but will definitely get along to donate seeds etc for Southampton Libraries.
That will be lovely, Sol. Let me know when. Thank you.
Lovely flyer! Oh, I wish I could come. And how nice that proceeds will be going to the library.
Thanks, Laurie. Sorry to be so far away
Derrick, the garden is lovely – and yes I did spot the Hoverfly. I love gardens full of color – they bring happiness to my heart. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
Thank you spearfruit
The exhibition flyer looks very professional indeed. Well done to all concerned. 🙂 What a lovely garden you have. Sounds like Jackie is always busy doing something in it. 🙂
Thank you, Sylvia. We got there in the end. It is hard to keep Jackie out of the garden.
Dear, dear! Do they have emoticons for blushing faces. All these nice comments (the flyer is my work, you see).
Well you can be proud of yourself, Paul. Good job! …….as they say here in the USA. 😃
Quite right, too
Are the unidentified plants squills? Leaflet and garden both look excellent, congratulations to all.
Could well be, Quercus. Thanks
Oh, so exciting – this is JUST the sort of event that I would attend, were an airplane ride not required. My mom gave me some of those unidentified little spring flowers. They are blooming as I type. We call them Star of Bethlehem.
Many thanks, Jodie. That’s helpful
Initial googling showed SoB flowers to be white. Is the blue tint the camera’s rendering of white in shade, since the blooms in full sunlight look white (unless THAT’s over-exposure)? They are bulbs. I’ve heard the name applied to flowers over here, but not with a specimen in view.
The flowers are pale blue. The white is over-exposure due to strong sunlight. I think Quercus’s squills are the nearest identification
I won’t say much more about all your huge efforts – I hope it is a great success – except to say how glad I am that your chionodoxas (glory of the snow) are doing so well beside your hellebore.
Many thanks, Geoff. You’ve nailed them. I’ve alerted readers to this comment in the text.
Absolutely gorgeous. ..the flyer looks amaxing Derrick…
Thank you, Chitra
Wish I could come visit your gorgeous garden. Nice work on the flyer!
Many thanks, Elena. The design was Paul’s