I’m a sucker for visiting a stately home if they’ve got a working kitchen garden within the grounds!
I loved West Dean Walled Kitchen Garden and Clumber Park is quite close to home (although I don’t visit it as often as I’d like to) so during our recent holiday in Dorset, Forde Abbey was definitely on the list of things to do!
The gardens supply the tea rooms on the estate with fresh produce for most of the year, so it was interesting to see what they are growing when we visited in June.
Vintage glass houses behind the sweet pea canes!
Impressive brassicas!
Salad leaves for the tea rooms!
Carrots grown under a cloche
Courgettes (or pumpkins?) newly planted
Beautiful!
That’s a lot of artichokes!
Sweet peas ready for the festival later in the year
