Phew! With about 600 tickets sold for the Pukaha Mount Bruce Garden Tours, Judith had her fair share of that 600 coming through the garden on the weekend. Fantastic weather, and lots of beautiful gardens on show, it would have been a fabulous weekend for visitors and locals to experience the Wairarapa at its finest. Marvellous result for the fundraising, no doubt, for this great native bird reserve.
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| Devonshire Teas - 3 of about 250!! |
Judith, not content to just relax and chat to her visitors, decided that selling Devonshire Teas would be a great idea. And it was. Only there were literally hundreds of visitors that wanted a share of that action!! Full noise in the kitchen on the Saturday, more steady on the Sunday. Judith is amazing with her scones, and can have them whipped up from empty bowl to out of the oven in about 12 minutes. Lucky that. She had to make a few extra batches than she had expected, during the rush. True to form, they all came out beautifully presented, and word soon spread!!
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Only a few of the perennials were flowering in time for
the weekend. Peonies, Lupins and Aquilegia. |
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| Pink Manuka hybrids showing up amongst the greenery |
The garden itself at Dursley was remarkably restrained (colour-wise) for the weekend, as roses, peonies etc are all just a little late coming into flower. The perennial border was a study of elegance before the brightness erupts. This will look completely different in another two weeks. The bright pink Manuka (Leptospurmum) hybrids added a much-needed splash of colour to the perennial border. They will be finished by the time the main colour explosion hits. Three different hybrids below.
Well done to Judith, and well done Pukaha Mount Bruce for great marketing and choice of gardens. Everybody wins from these kind of tours.
