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'Bon apetit' to all our friends on Grows on you!
Posted on 28 Jun, 2008 16 comments
We often forget that gardens are places for relaxation.We spend a lot of time posting photos of our plants and garden features, but it occurred to us that gardens are places where we can also have a nice meal and relax, so we thought we would share our ideas of how we enjoy our garden.
Although our garden is open to the public it is still our private domain. We love to use it as an extension to the house, and we have meals outdoors when the weather permits. Friends also join us for meals and wine.
Tomorrow is another garden open day, and it also happens to be Alan’s birthday so if its a fine evening the table will be set for a celebration meal. Happy birthday for tomorrow Alan!
So cheers and ‘Bon apetit’ to all our friends on G.O.Y.
Enjoy your gardens wherever they might be.
Grenville and Alan.
Bristol.U.K
Happy birthday Alan for tomorrow June 29th 2008.
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28 Jun, 2008
Thanks Peter. We will also raise a glass for you and your new wife.
All best wishes to you both.
From Grenville and Alan.
28 Jun, 2008
good luck with the opening lads and HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALAN, i hope you have a great day, xx
28 Jun, 2008
Happy birthday Alan xx
28 Jun, 2008
Best wishes for a successful open day and Happy Birthday Alan.
Your table looks lovely. I hope you get a fine evening so that you can have your celebration meal there.
28 Jun, 2008
Your table looks GREAT Grenville. I enjoy having breakfast and dinner on my patio very much. I hope that the day is PERFECT for you both tomorrow. A very happy birthday Alan and many, many more :)
28 Jun, 2008
Weather forecast is looking OK for tomorrow (and Monday!!!) so you should be al fresco for the BIG day! Happy Birthday Alan from me and him - and Henry -, and we both hope the Open Day goes well too.
28 Jun, 2008
We eat all our meals (even breakfast on schooldays) outdoors at this time, if we can - at our children's insistence! Happy Birthday to you, Alan - may the sun shine on you for the Open Day, and the marvellous al fresco dinner!
28 Jun, 2008
Oh well not sure of your connection to the Somerset 'Mafia'Alan, so in that case wish you a very happy birthday!
29 Jun, 2008
Happy Birthday Alan, and I hope you both enjoy your out-doors celebration. : D
30 Jun, 2008
Happy birthday Alan the table looks so inviting.
30 Jun, 2008
All the best Alan, best keep a fire extinguisher handy by the cake!!
Your garden continues to inspire and amaze.
30 Jun, 2008
Happy Birthday Alan! Hope you enjoyed the strawberrys at that beautifully laid table.
30 Jun, 2008
Thanks everyone for all your kind birthday wishes. It was a lovely day that was followed by a superb birthday meal and those strawberries were delicious!
Best wishes,
From Alan.
30 Jun, 2008
Dear Alan HAPPY BIRTHDAY & Many Many Happy Returns XXX
6 Jul, 2008
Belated happy birthday, Alan. I love your colour co-ordinated table setting.
We have just said goodbye to two American visitors. They came across our garden on the Internet and decided to include us in their two-and-a-half week trip to England when they visited 17 gardens - including Winsford Walled Garden.
The day has been quite wet and we dodged between the showers as we wandered around the garden. Despite some torrential rain we were able to have a cup of tea in the pagoda and lunch on the balcony - so they got a real "feel" of the garden. They came from California where, once summer has started, they don't get any rain. It was quite novel for them experiencing what is now becoming a usual wet summer. They thought the english weather was very obliging - keeping all those plants looking lush and green!!!!
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28 Jun, 2008
Well said! We're having friends over for a BBQ this evening - relaxing in our own little plot.
Good luck for the opening and happy birthday to Alan for tomorrow!! Will have a drink to you this evening :o)