After the excitement and rush of the Shunpiker tour were over, the MAC Cuddy gardens were back in full swing preparing the ground for the upcoming June open gardens.  Over this week our staff tackled all different tasks to keep the grounds and garden beds looking their best, our staff started the week with cleaning up the beds in front of the Cuddys main buildings and their beds by the road. After the beds were cleaned up and weed free, we moved on to reseeding the area to the magnolia garden.  An irrigation line broke last year and flooded the area, this resulted in most of the grass being killed in that area. With the open garden only a few weeks away this gave us a chance to pot up some plant that will be sold at the plant sales in June. Towards the end of the week we focused our attentions on the Rose Garden and the Iris border, this two beds had new weeds popping up in them along with some edging mantance on the Rose Garden.

 

 If you were to take a stroll through the gardens right now you’ll find that it’s a shower of different blues, white, yellows and pinks. In the Rock garden the Gentiana angustifolia and the Polygala chamaebuxus both in bloom, inside our woodland garden its alive with the deep hues of pink from the Red Buds and around the ground with the truilis in bloom. There are many more exciting plants that are about to bloom such as the fern leaf peony, which was a huge hit last year at our plants sales. But a tree that steals the show is the bald cypress. The bald cypress is a semi decodies tree and looks like an evergreen with needle like foliage, the bark is a rusty colour with a pealing effected to it. At the June open gardens remember to take a walk down to the bald cypress which is located at the excited to the manigola gardens and the entranced to the Iris’s bordered area.

 

On the last day of the week our staff cleans all the tools so there ready for use on Monday and throung the new weeks.  This week our irrigation system was tested and approved for use, which is a very good thing .Finally four o clock on Friday rolled around, the beds were clean, tools away and hop houses were water. We looked around the gardens at all the work we’ve done over the week and smiled to ourselves as we closed the barn door, ending yet another amazing week at MAC Cuddy Gardens.Don’t forget to check the blog weekly for all sorts of updates about our amazing gardens and what you can find blooming right now in the gardens.