Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Dolce Rosso Tomatoes?

We had some wonderfully sweet little tomatoes while in England last month. They were Dolce Rosso tomatoes from Morrison's grocery store. A quick search for seeds has been fruitless. Will look again when I have more time. Someone on a UK gardening board mentioned they'd had nice plants grown from the seeds of the store bought tomatoes. Wondering if "dolce rosso" is a supermarket name? Are they known by something else?

Sunday, August 05, 2007

Sweet Peas at Easton Walled Gardens

Sweet Peas


Easton Walled Gardens (Easton, Lincolnshire, UK) is a wonderful find. The large estate house was torn down after WWII and the grounds and garden left to go wild. In recent years the family have begun the restoration of the grounds and gardens - a mammoth undertaking. But with wonderful results.

Though the whole estate is quite impressive, I was really taken with the rows and rows of sweet peas. I've never been able to grow them in my hot, dry, sandy soil. This was definitely sweet pea heaven! And I love how this picture came out with the gray clouds above.

We only had an hour or so to visit, but we'll be back. Do visit - it's well worth it! http://www.eastonwalledgardens.co.uk/