May merrily tiptoed in accompanied by the distinctive cry of oyster catchers heralding an explosion of vibrant colour across the garden, where over three thousand tulip blooms illuminate tubs and flower beds from rich golds, to pastel pinks, ruby reds and every colour in between. The Merry month of May By Jennifer Kelly: Admin Blog, Recipes No Comments Kindly written by Liz Ashworth for Gordon Castle Walled Garden. Melt the rest of the jam with a little water and brush gently over the fruit to glaze. Trim and slice the strawberries and lay overlapping on top of the jam spread cake. When cool spread the top thinly with jam. Place the cake sponge side down onto a wire cooling rack, tap gently on the bottom of the inverted tin and the cake should drop out onto the rack. Cool a little in the tin then remove from the tin by loosening the sides with the blade of a knife. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes till risen and firm to touch. Pour into the prepared tin and tap on the counter to ensure it is evenly spread and to remove any air bubbles. Whisk the eggs and sugar together till they are thick and creamy, stir in the butter, flour and baking powder very gently to keep as much air as possible in the mixture. Oil and line the base of the tin with greaseproof paper. Heat the oven to 190C (170C fan) 375F, Gas 5. ‘ Haste ye back’ there is always a warm welcome. Open 11am till 4pm Wednesday till Sunday. Perhaps visit the Walled Garden Café serving freshly cooked meals using garden produce wherever they can. Along with fresh vegetables as they are harvested.Įnjoy peace and tranquillity in the garden greeted by the open arms of summer glory!
Verbena, pelargoniums, argyranthemums, herbs, salad plants and hand tied early summer flower bouquets. The Potting Shed Shop is selling a huge variety of plants so you can take some of the beauty of Gordon Castle Gardens home to enjoy. The wild flowers are just about to bloom in the sweet pea meadow and the crab apple orchard, not long now! Walk through the maze, listen to the plaintive cry of the oysters catchers trying to divert your attention from their young, keep looking and you will find this purple treasure. The wild flower meadows will soon be filled with every different shape, size and colour of flower you could imagine but in the grass maze there is a special discovery to find, a beautiful wild orchid. The central borders look lush and green and surprises of colourful blooms are silently emerging through the foliage.
Isle of jura seed potatoes trial#
The first trial bed cosmos flowers have come into bloom. The first sweet peas, gold and blue flag irises are joined by sedate delphiniums and fox gloves watching over the scene in quiet grandeur. Planted up, rapidly greening and budding, the cut flower beds offer a hint of the riot of colour soon to illuminate the Garden. All is buzzing with bees and the Garden’s six hives tended by beekeeper Jim will soon yield the first honey of the year.
Isle of jura seed potatoes full#
Lavender is on the cusp of full flower, that unique time when tips of purple and white emerge swaying gently in the breeze, a rippling sea of tiny flowers. You cannot beat strawberries grown outside in the full sun, perfection! Gooseberries, black and red currants hang in profusion as they ripen, forming fruits of raspberries and brambles promise an abundant crop later in the summer. I could not resist tasting one as a ‘quality control check’ and I can verify the fruit is as sweet and flavoursome as any Scottish strawberry.
In the soft fruit garden the first strawberries are ready to pick. Tomatoes in the large greenhouse already show promising trusses of fruit. In the small greenhouse chillies, melon and cucumber are growing well. Well known varieties like charlotte, rocket and pink fir apple are interspersed with new tatties to try such as swift, foremost and purple flowering caledonian rose. What a variety of vegetables are growing in the Garden this year! broad beans, french beans, sugar snap, mangetout, carrots, courgettes, cauliflower, leeks, onions, beetroot, spinach, swiss chard, – whew- and more!! Many potatoes are already in flower. The thriving brassica beds already provide kale and calibrese with any extra offered for sale at the Potting Shed Shop. The prolific salad leaves are harvested fresh daily to supply the busy Garden Café. Twelve varieties of lettuce like little gem and salad bowl, interspersed with different leaves like freckles whose mottled leaves look the part! To add interest, a French heirloom variety ‘Marvel of Four Season (Merville de quatre saison) whose attractive pink tinged leaves are described as having crisp texture and a fine flavour. The Walled Garden shelters vegetable beds are bursting with growth. At last the weather has warmed and most cold winds have eased… we hope!
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